Vocabulary

mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

10^24; septillion

bird's crop; bird's craw

heartburn; sour stomach

dried, salt-pickled ayu with its eggs inside

chirp; tweet; caw

red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin

steamed manjū; steamed mochi

blue-winged skipper butterfly

alone

soaring highly; towering greatly

hand net; dip net; scoop net

bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)

cutting off the nose (form of punishment in ancient China)

cutting off a foot (one of the five punishments of ancient China)

cutting off a foot (one of the five punishments of ancient China)

xun (ancient Chinese musical instrument resembling a clay ocarina)

yeast starter; yeast mash

Tamarix chinensis; Chinese tamarisk

wax-leaf privet (Ligustrum japonicum); Japanese privet

pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii); pickerel

thornback ray (Raja clavata); thornback skate

metal collar mounted between a sword blade and the hand guard

cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping

fireproof; fire-resistant

porcelain; porcelain ware

washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)

viewing angle; viewing direction

came here; coming here

collider

card charger; charge machine

veneer (e.g. wood products)

journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods

electric bug killer; insectocutor; insect-o-cutor

forced to use; forced into a position

concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects

bottler

denominational doctrine; doctrine of a sect

signpost; regulation sign

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!