defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
scenery; scene; landscape
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be kind to; to treat kindly
thorough; exhaustive; complete
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health