indispensable; vital; fundamental; imperative; crucial; critical
griot; jeli; West African bard
mesh (of a net); half-tone (printing)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
crow in the mountains; jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus); (arch.) dark-skinned person
reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
increase in a samurai's stipend
wooden plug; cork; tampion
blue shark (Prionace glauca, species of circumglobal requiem shark)
dragonet (any fish of family Callionymidae, esp. Richard's dragonet, Repomucenus richardsonii)
Kaluga (Russia); Kaluzh (Russia)
sanda; sanshou; Chinese boxing; Chinese kickboxing
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
departure; getting out; going away; getting away; leaving
wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids); teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids
hero; manly person; warrior
Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
introductory price (discounted); trial price
powdered coal; charcoal dust