Fuwa Mansaku (1946.7.29-)
vascular dementia; cerebrovascular disease
Beautiful Life (Japanese TV series)
noh theater performed at night by a fire
Fuwa-chan (stage name of Haruka Fuwa; 1993.11.26-)
important intangible cultural asset
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide
morning soap opera; morning television serial
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
price; cost; value; worth; value
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
emergency transport; ambulance transport
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
sugariness; saccharinity; carbohydrate
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
emo; sad; melancholic; erotic in a disgusting way
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
being up to the person himself