shaft (of an arrow); arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
yunluo (10 small gongs mounted in a wooden frame)
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively
oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
Double Cross (role-playing game)
second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
(your) judgment; discernment
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu