fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
government office; public office
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
area; region; district; locality
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
three times; thrice; third (interval)
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
par; equivalence; face value; parity
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
a long, long time ago; very long ago
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion; (arch.) spring onion
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka