Vocabulary

ancillary services

burial mound with square flat base and round top

hypothesis (formed by comparison with other similar objects); identification

numerical musical notation

fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish

light echo

hypermarket; large store that contains many different products

paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)

wooden grave tablet

Mariology

Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary

pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all

Nichiren sect; Tendai sect

clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet

Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra

Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra

baby monkey

smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)

five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff

young ascetic of the Himalayas; one of the Buddha's past lives

Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)

classification of the sutras and their teachings

division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect)

division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)

five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes

flooding; filling; inundation; submerging; clogging

bird taking flight

spectrometer

creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane

fan varnished with persimmon juice

boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)

middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)

minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)

main festival; main day of a festival

old housemaid; old female servant

road for persons of high rank

gate for important persons; gate of honor

bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

spy

in the village; within the village