belatedly; though a little too late
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
first (of its kind) in Japan
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
clear fall (weather); clear autumn
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
gathering clouds; group of clouds
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
year of a person's birth; age
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
educational institution; school; academy; campus
afterlife; realm of the dead
growth period; growing season
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
leather pants; leather trousers
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
scene; sight; scenario; setting
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
copier paper; photocopying paper