Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
chart; diagram; graph; figure
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
wood (for building); lumber; timber
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to mark the end; to spell the end
Toyama (city, prefecture)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
face; looks; vestiges; trace
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
cannot be compared with; no match for
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
poisoning; kill by poison
breakthrough; great discovery
mental; spiritual; emotional
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
rather; sooner; preferably
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)