paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
cardioplegia; heart attack
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
local anesthesia; local anaesthesia
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dish dressed with sesame sauce
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
linseed oil; flaxseed oil
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
synthetic drug; synthetic narcotic; designer drug
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
local anesthesia; local anaesthesia; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
Aso faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Shikōkai
local anesthetic; local anaesthetic
Cannabis Control Law (1948)
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
general anesthetic; general anaesthetic
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
anesthetic injection; anaesthetic injection
Manila hemp (Musa textilis)
progressive paralysis (due to neurosyphilis); general paresis
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
quadriplegia; tetraplegia
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
recurrent nerve paralysis
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
anesthesiology; anaesthesiology
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
thin linen polished to appear like silk
narcotics squad; narc squad
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
flax (hemp) spinning; hemp dressing
Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails; backscratcher
rubella; German measles; three day measles
anesthesia by acupuncture
castor oil plant (Ricinus communis); castor oil bean
ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
dish dressed with sesame sauce
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
dish dressed with sesame sauce
mala (spicy and numbing flavor)
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
spotted seal (Phoca largha)
thief posing as fellow traveller (traveler)
old man's beard (any lichen of genus Usnea)
tree nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
white-spotted citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora malasiaca)
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
lauxaniid fly (any fly of family Lauxaniidae); flesh fly (any fly of family Sarcophagidae)
lauxaniid fly (any fly of family Lauxaniidae); flesh fly (any fly of family Sarcophagidae)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
drug czar; Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; ONDCP
nurture beats nature; keep good men company, and you shall be of the number; (lit.) a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)
black speckles; small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)
kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
kanji "hemp" radical at top
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
hypothermic anesthesia; hypothermic anaesthesia
anesthesiology; anaesthesiology
hemp seed (folk medicine)
intravenous anaesthetic; intravenous anesthetic
familial spastic paraplegia
newly harvested sesame seeds
Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion (764 CE)
medical cannabis; medical marijuana
milk fever; parturient paresis; postparturient hypocalcemia
facial paralysis; facial nerve paralysis
Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
false anemone (Anemonopsis macrophylla)
Laportea bulbifera (species of nettle-like plant)
speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish
speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish
tiger moon shell (Natica tigrina)
titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens); giant triggerfish; moustache triggerfish
mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus); mangrove red snapper
deep-veined maple (Acer argutum)
Acer ukurunduense (species of Asian maple); Acer caudatum subsp. ukurundense
Japanese bugbane (Cimicifuga biternata)
bugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)
bugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)