Fujita Gorou (1911.7.8-1997.1.31)
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
return current; convection; reflux
letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
investigator; interrogator
dumpling store; dumpling seller
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
surname; family name; last name
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
gambling den; gambling house
night watch; night watchman
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed