memorial lecture; commemorative speech
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
jalapeno pepper; jalapeno
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
irritation; annoyance; frustration
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
about when; about what time; how soon
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver