research; study; investigation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
beginning; opening; start; outset
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
professor; teaching; instruction
Gola (India); Ghorra; Gorer
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
heavy snowfall; white devil
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war