riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
demonstrator; marcher; picketer
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
month of birth; birthday month
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
main discourse; this subject; body (of a speech)
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
short essay; pamphlet; tract
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
remote (work, device, etc.)
true friend; close friend
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
remnants of a defeated army
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)