college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
sound of something falling
premises search; household search
police cell; place of detention; jail
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
engraver; carver; sculptor
exorcism rite; purification
stay of execution; suspended sentence
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
warrant; summons; written order
psychiatry; psychiatric department
white line; linea alba (anot.)
how many months?; how long?
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
hair style; coiffure; hairdo