Vocabulary

Bulgaria

folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people

Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon

Nichiren sect that does not accept from or give to non-believers

five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven

head temple

head temple (of a branch temple)

bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)

temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time

karamon gate with karahafu eaves at the front and back

dining hall at a Zen temple or monastery; refectory

small buildings at the sides of a Zen temple gate (containing stairs to the upper storey)

funk carioca; baile funk

funk carioca; baile funk

virus

virus

person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)

anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story

large bird

final cutting (of trees); regeneration cutting

improvement cutting (of trees); cleaning; weeding

selection cutting (of trees); selective cutting

wandering in a distant land

cherry blossom

selfish masochist (in BDSM)

Scala (programming language)

SCARA robot

scaler (dental, hand, air, etc.)

punitive damages; exemplary damages

time for harvesting (of trees)

dense planting

carbon footprint

social distancing

wearable camera

silent killer

microplastics

microbeads

Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

smart speaker (speaker with integrated virtual assistant)