strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
sunlight; rays of the Sun
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
hairline; borders of the hair
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
Seikanron; 1873 political debate on whether Korea should be conquered by military force
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
close call; narrow escape
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites