after that; afterwards; thereafter
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to entrust; to leave to a person
mental derangement; madness; insanity
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
scandal; deplorable event
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to have a reason; to have an excuse
going west; heading westward
to become clear; to be made public
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's own child; one's own children
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
New Year's Eve; December 31
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
in the same way as; just like
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to find out; to discover; to detect
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)