Vocabulary

palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)

touching with a finger; inserting a finger

short break; breather

state-run school (e.g. Australia, Brazil); public school; state school

traditional sea bream-shaped toy car

four-color cards (Chinese playing cards); four-suited chess cards

Shanghai International Settlement

white dragon tile

cloud dragon

paper tray (of a printer); paper feed tray

hard cover (of a book); stiff cover

flat back (book spine); square back

round back (book spine)

yellowish skin tone

bluish skin tone

essence; the best; cream

meeting

arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge

mountain camellia; sasanqua

wild camellia (Camellia japonica); common camellia

pigeon-shaped whistle

traditional toy rattle drum from Kagoshima

hardcover book; hardback book

chilling effect

deportation

cooling effect

pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum

moderate humidity

garden planting; planting in a garden

Calliteara argentata (species of moth)

red soil aggregate; akadama; clay-like volcanic ash soil (used for bonsai, etc.)

balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping

controlled-release fertilizer; slow-acting fertilizer

basal fertilizer; basal dressing; manure given at the time of planting

sekkan-sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

unpolished rice; unrefined rice

basal fertilizer; basal dressing; manure given at the time of planting

double happiness (Chinese ornamental symbol)

osteonecrosis; avascular necrosis; bone infarction

female genitalia