to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
one's own handwriting; autograph
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
evening; night; nighttime
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to need; to demand; to take; to require
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
all over; all over the place; everywhere
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
preface; introduction; preamble
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation