chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
consequently; as a result; in the end
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
chain; series; connection; linkage
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(police) detective; criminal matter
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
the world in general; society; convention
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
review (of learned material); revision
exemplar; model; example; pattern
police officer; policeman; constable
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
villain; baddie; the villain's part
more than anything; above all else
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to make an appearance; to show up
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
visiting room; visitation room
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)