serious; grave; dignified; solemn
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
consideration; taking into account
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
being lost in deep thought
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
secret information; intelligence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
several years; a few years
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
length (of an animal); body length
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided