action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
news; word; tidings; omen
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
deliberation; consultation
thereupon; shortly thereafter
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
very young; little; childish; immature
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
father and mother; parents
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout