scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
questions and answers; dialogue
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
philosophic principles; philosophy
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
writing in an irregular hand
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
private records or documents
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
association of like-minded people
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
living alone; solitude; solitary life
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
Miyatake Gaikotsu (1867.2.22-1955.7.28)
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
daily publication; daily issue
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph