white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
side seating (to stage right in noh); centerstage right (noh)
hunting ground; hunting contest
Formosan lily (Lilium formosanum)
curly hairstyle created by braiding (rather than perming)
National Research Institute of Police Science
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
keeping a bird as a pet; aviculture; person who keeps a bird as a pet; aviculturist; bird breeder
jonidan (second lowest) division
stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
to seize; to grab; to collar
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
an antisudorific (agent or material)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
bun filled with sweet green pea paste
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
character written in a cursive style
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
secret knowledge; interior of a temple
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
receipt (of money); receiving
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
pile; stilt; column; building raised on columns
punishable offense; crime
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out