Vocabulary

shore reclamation; shoreline maintenance

support given to a temple or shrine

mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot

concrete

a cut above; one step above

two minutes

Algonquin (nation)

Standard Chinese; Modern Standard Mandarin; Putonghua

Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)

wort filtration; lautering; sparging

mesh (of a net)

to slip through the dragnet

(police) dragnet

cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste

university of arts; arts college

arrow view; view on arrow; fragmentary view taken in the direction of an arrow

mesoscopic

spoon race (i.e. egg and spoon race)

care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.

to pair up; to form a pair; to become paired

plaster (type of bandage)

soapstone

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

the path to Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)

anti-money laundering law

nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land

Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

variable cost

long johns; long underpants; long underwear

In the beginning was the Word

shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)

counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.

classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong

independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)

independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)

as you were; return to your original position!

don't talk nonsense; sleep talk after you go to sleep

basis; foundation; origin; source