allegory; allegorical tale
Tanaka Mitsuhiko (1943.5-)
An Najaf; An-Najaf (Iraq)
Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
input-output unit; input-output device
secret drawer; hidden drawer
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
slow to understand; slow-witted
methylphosphonic acid; methylphosphonate
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
singing or chanting in unison
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
Eastern Standard Time; EST
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs