Vocabulary

fivestripe wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)

blacktail wrasse (Thalassoma ballieui); Ballieu's wrasse

yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens); sunset wrasse; green moon wrasse

Jansen's wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)

Christmas wrasse (Thalassoma trilobatum); green-barred wrasse; ladder wrasse

ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)

goldbar wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)

bluehead (Thalassoma bifasciatum); bluehead wrasse

red-cheek wrasse (Thalassoma genivittatum)

Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii)

Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

broomrape (Orobanche coerulescens)

outskirts; periphery; environs

precincts of the Imperial palace

inside; interior

gap in the law

alleging diminution

invalid coupon

Noronha wrasse (Thalassoma noronhanum)

early post war period; immediately after the war

longhair (e.g. cat)

to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous

type of astrology

spell; curse; incantation

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip

esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip

kowtow

demon; monster; apparition

woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself

how are things with you?; how are you doing?

curtain; hanging

gay liberation movement; gay liberation

condo; condominium; condominium apartment

hazing; gruelling training

mountain land; mountains

imperial command

day of the solstice