in case of; at that time; at this time
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
method of bringing up; method of raising
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
what sort of; what kind of; what way
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
pitch dark; total darkness
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
late at night; small hours of the morning
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
forced laugh; forced smile
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
minimum; at the very least
regret; repentance; remorse
to wash away; to rinse off
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
dull sound; muffled sound
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river