brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
student (esp. a university student)
to escape death; to be saved from death
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
death by suffocation; death by choking
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
area of holiday homes; area of villas
development; exploitation
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
all parts; various parts; every department