confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
indictment; prosecution; complaint
dukedom; duchy; principality
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
don't you think?; indicates question
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
contract; compact; agreement
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
authenticity; credibility
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
(one acting as a) foster parent
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge