at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thereupon; shortly thereafter
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
finish; completion; the end
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
release; emission; ejection
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
this occasion; at this time; now