afterglow; lingering light
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
previous engagement; previous promise
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
on duty; at work; while working
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
household economy; family finances
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
in the hospital; hospitalized
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
reproach; reprove; reprimand
true character; real nature
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully