manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
(belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)
to polish (rice); to refine; to purify
washed-out colour (in photography) (color)
Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)
to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
kanji without kanbun assistance markings; poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; meaningless; incomprehensible
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Bildungsroman; novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; coming-of-age story
tree nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
consort ship; joint boarding; boarding a ship together
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
magnesia; magnesium oxide
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
business started by an ancestor; inherited business
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
fluttering; frivolous; careless; restless