death penalty; capital punishment
literally; to the letter; literal
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition