Vocabulary

poet

very rigorous; strict; cruel

palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination

plump cheeks; attractive cheeks

poetic achievements; poetic works; act of writing poetry

discontented; unhappy

immoral and thoughtless behaviour; outrageous misconduct

imperial censor (in ancient China)

official during the ritsuryō period who was allowed to use the state-provided stables and horses

being startled

infuriating; maddening; exasperating; angry; furious; irritated

reciting something and then recording it; recording of something that has been recited

preeminence; excellence; superiority

old poem

cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air

Singapore sling

dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded

half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded

dim witted; bird-brained; dullard

inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-

(cell) migration

triacid

something something; something or other

illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog

chin; jaw

(lower) jaw; chin; mentum

fat underbelly of a fish

salted and fermented meat or fish

paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water

scaly hide or skin

bifurcation; branch; branching; branched chain; ramification

conidium

sequestrum; discerption

Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)

Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)

Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)

Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)

Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)

Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)