misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
sending back; returning; referring a case (regarding juvenile crime) back to the public prosecutor
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
people from one's hometown
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
shutting oneself up at home
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
this for sure; certainly is
to keep away; to keep at a distance
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
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)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes