Miyako Chouchou (1920.7-)
Sugimura Haruko (1909.1.6-1997.4.4)
Tanaka Kinuyo (1909.11.29-1977.3.21)
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage
sarcophagus; stone coffin
to become bright; to become clear
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
common reed (Phragmites australis)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
unconfirmed; unidentified
Nagano (city, prefecture)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to understand (each other); to comprehend
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to be discouraged; to shrink from
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
spirit; heart; disposition