(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
missing person; wanted person
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
unexpectedly; surprisingly
moment to quit; way to quit
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
patriotic feelings; patriotism
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
chief vassal; senior statesman
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)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
town girl; girl raised in a town
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
nise-e; style of portrait popular in court circles in the Kamakura period