death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
massive response; huge reaction; big stir; sensation; major repercussions
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
in the meanwhile; during the time
from the beginning; from scratch
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
Yoshida Takurou (1946.4-)
... years old; age (of) ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain