Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
gift received from a visitor
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
prohibition; ban; embargo
timidity; cowardice; (lit.) courage of a flea
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
serious crime; grave crime
to commit a crime; to do evil
property; fortune; assets
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
society; public; community; social studies
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
be (that) as it may; having said that
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
affidavit; deposition; testimony
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
occupation; calling; livelihood
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
intelligence gathering; information gathering
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
interior; inside; internal
technical information; technical knowledge; know-how
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
industrial spy; industrial espionage
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since; henceforth; ever since