Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
monster cat; cat with magical powers
historical play; period drama
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
to be free; to be available
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be photographed; to be projected
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic