fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
in name only; titular; nominal
this, that and the other; this and that
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position