to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
family a woman has married into
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to play a central role; to take a leading part
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)