Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
to get along well together; to be close to each other
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to feel sick; to be nauseated
something; what; why; how
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
Iwaya Sazanami (1870.7.4-1933.9.5)
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to stare back at; to look back at
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
administrative agency; government authorities
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to force open; to push open
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
examination; interrogation; questioning
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration