serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
write jointly; collection of autographs
the reverse; other side; lining
four characters; four letters
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to die; (lit.) to become bones
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
dead person; deceased person
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
scattered; separated; dispersed
to drug (someone, food, drink)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart