Alternative spelling of 支那: China (prewar; often considered derogatory in modern speech)

Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina: also known as santonica, Levant wormseed, and wormseed; an herbaceous perennial of the daisy family, historically used as a vermifugic anthelmintic (a drug to rid the body of parasitic worms)

area, zone / climate, latitude

aridity, dehydration, desiccation

to dry, to dehydrate, to desiccate

plant; vegetation

(slang) Alternative form of よき (yoki)

余韻: reverberation; lingering flavor

(military) nighttime attack

葦月: a surname