a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
Double Cross (role-playing game)
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
variant character; variant form of a character (esp. kanji)
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
original seller; sales agency
to take part in a conference
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
square (on a go board); grid
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results