way out; means to escape; escape route
to have an idea; to have a clue
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
I see; that's right; indeed
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
one's daughter and heiress
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
unidentifiable; unidentified
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
(someone else's) child; child; kid
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
since then; from that time; ever since
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to look upwards; to look up
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes