cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
since when; from when; how long
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
Matsukata Hiroki (1942.7-)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to employ; to hire; to charter
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
small; fine; detailed; stingy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
postcard; memo; note; card
editor (in publishing, etc.)
film released direct-to-video
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism