escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
absorption; suction; attraction
attendant; attendance upon another
to look around; to survey
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry