to wish to go well; to have good intentions
coherence; order; focus; point
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be used up (of money, savings, etc.); to dwindle away; to be wasted (of time)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
main; principal; chief; primary; major
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
in order; sequential; seriatim
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance