release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
critical (condition); serious
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
treatment (of a person); dealing with
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
reason; cause; history; origin
imperial court; royal court
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
death by hanging; execution by hanging
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to peel off and fall; to flake away
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
many; numerous; various; large number of
to get a reputation as a philanderer
virtue; charm; merit; good point
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
street at night; making a night journey
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of