Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Communists; Communist China
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
imported article; imported goods
posterity; future generations
to lean against; to set against
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls
going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
beforehand; in advance; previously
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to bend into a loop (wire, hair, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences