Utsubo Monogatari (Heian period narrative); The Tale of the Hollow Tree
name (of a buddha or bodhisattva)
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
saliva; spit; spittle; fluid (in Chinese medicine, esp. a colourless bodily fluid, e.g. tears)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
knowing; understanding; appreciation
authoritative instruction; teaching
morally corrupt; slovenly; obscene
splash of mud; mud spatter
Mahavairocana (esp. in esoteric Buddhism)
direction of a current; course of a ship
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
non-commissioned military rank; military academy
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
indecisive; irresolute; weak