account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to pause; to have a short intermission
(dead) body; corpse; remains
shades of evening; dead of night
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
argument; dispute; controversy
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to assess (often one's fate)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
now that; since; as long as; provided that
view without saying a word; tacit permission
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
16th day of the month; 16 days
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to perceive; to notice; to become aware (of); to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
having no special rank or title
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
true account; authentic record; history
21st day of the month; 21 days
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)