after that; afterwards; thereafter
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
head; chief; boss; leader
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
separate; special; another; separately
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
Sakaguchi Ango (1906.10.20-1955.2.17)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
double; twice (as much); twofold
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (1928.5.8-1987.8.5)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down