secondary forest; second-growth forest
right-wing party; person who enjoys sweet things (as opposed to alcohol)
Hagiwara Youko (1920.9.4-)
Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)
samurai-house style (Kamakura period)
sacred mountain; mountain in which the spirit of a deity resides
blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior
gold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)
Yamaoka Souhachi (1907.1.11-1978.9.30)
near-extinct language; seriously endangered language
mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis); mosquito fish; gambusia
style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period
stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva); topmouth gudgeon
the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe)
Tanba Yoshitaka (1955.7.13-)
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
external corner angle of two walls, planes, etc.
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish