Vocabulary

in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and the index and middle fingers

broken stone monument

changing direction (esp. of a ship); turning

in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style

Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period); Sonen school; Shorenin school

end of a brush-stroke

irrumatio (fellatio wherein the majority of movement is performed by the fellatee); face-fucking

twig used in grafting; budwood

aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet)

transfinite induction

transfinite number

general affairs section (e.g. in a company); operations division

general affairs department (e.g. in a company); operations department

knighthood

quiche

goldcrest (species of passerine bird, Regulus regulus)

Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus); topinambur; girasol; girasole

emphysema

dilute nitric acid

go or shogi tournament

homing (instinct)

Perissodactyla (order of odd-toed ungulates, incl. horses, tapirs, etc.)

vitreous copper; copper glance; chalcocite

nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety

reductio ad absurdum

noble rot; Botrytis cinerea infection, esp. of grapes

wine made with grapes affected by noble rot

worry; care; anxiety

tardigrade; water bear

start-up company; venture business

scalable

Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)

prominent front teeth; buckteeth; projecting teeth

ligature

slip-up; mistake; fault; error; oversight

fishery cooperative

endemic species

hospitality

steep angle; acute angle

second honeymoon