Yamada Toshio (1922.7.8-)
seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
story featuring metamorphosis
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
eraser dust; eraser shavings; eraser crumbs
give him an inch and he'll take an ell; give him an inch and he'll take a yard
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
advertising poster in a station
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books
specialty paper; special paper
Kangxi dictionary; Chinese dictionary of 1716, which popularized the system of 214 radicals
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character
kanji officially for use in names
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
statement of the efficacy of a medicine
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
thorough investigation; complete inquiry
reviewer; person who checks accuracy of written work
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
registered mail; registered post
offset (printing process); show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side