release; liberation; acquittal
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hot topic; talk of the town
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
innocence; being not guilty
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
offender; criminal; culprit
will not do; do not; does not
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
deliberation; discussion; consideration
redoing; doing over again
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to get help; to enlist aid
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
decapitation; decapitated head
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as a child; when one was a child
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
irritation; annoyance; frustration