seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
offender; criminal; culprit
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
reinforcement; strengthening
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
surely; certainly; without doubt
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances