(fiction) Hanahaki, an illness affecting those consumed by unrequited love that manifests as the coughing up of flowers, which clears up upon reciprocation. A fictional illness, it has found popularity among both Japanese and foreign online fanfic (especially) artists and authors for its poetic quality.

nine

suck / imbibe / inhale / sip

smell, sniff

sudden / immediate, rapid

paleo-, old, used, previous

to cry, to weep

moxibustion

box for carrying books on one’s back

twist, ask, investigate, verify