to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
please be careful; please take care
to investigate; to examine
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
1000 ri; (a) long distance
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
principal occupation; core business
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
social networking service; SNS
club activities; extracurricular activities
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
guess; conjecture; surmise
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
adviser; advisor; consultant
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
tenth day of the month; ten days
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical