detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
snake; serpent; large snake
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
reading matter; reading material
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
(period of) a year; during an era
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
newspaper reporter; print journalist
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
(contemporary) customs and behavior; the picture of people's life in the contemporary world
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
complete book; complete set; treatise
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu