first time; first; initial
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
first offence; first offense; first offender
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
district court; local court
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
major imprisonment; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
secret; private; surreptitious
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
hedge; fence; border; limit
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
beginning; outset; opening; start
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
hospitalization; hospitalisation
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct