to marry off; to espouse to
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
Matsutani Miyoko (1926.2.15-)
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
having the smell of having been dried in the sun; provincial; rural; unrefined
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones
Fujisawa Shuuhei (1927.12.26-1997.1.26)
small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
taking appropriate action; tact
fine brush or pencil; small or fine handwriting
losing the means of livelihood; (arch.) a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended; (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
two at a time; two by two; in twos
mathematical formula; numerical expression
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle