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)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
social networking service; SNS
club activities; extracurricular activities
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
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
adviser; advisor; consultant
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
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
one's post; place of work; workplace
how can (one) do something
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss