pilose antler (used in traditional Chinese medicine); velvet antler
deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
Rokumeikan era (ca. 1883-1887); period of Westernization in Meiji-era Japan, marked by Western-style balls at the Rokumeikan
Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon); The Deer Park
contest for power; jockeying for position; competing for power
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)