Vocabulary

visiting a bank

round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais

Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)

correspondence; letter received

coming together; gathering and coming

to worship

coming from far away to participate in a game, war, etc.

correspondence; received letter or note

coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.

mortar (for grinding)

joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

visitor from afar; guest

large pile of rocks

faintly heard (sounds)

traveled road; road someone came along

coming to talk; conversation one came (to a place) to have

line adapter

line and staff organization

Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813)

Raoult's law

Laue spot; Laue pattern

frail and cute (esp. of young women); adorable; lovely

Raetsu (supposed Malay peninsula country during the Tang dynasty)

achlamydeous flower; naked flower

Chinese smoked and salted ham

luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii

Lacandon people

game in which people sit in a circle taking turns to imitate the previous person's humorous facial expression or gesture

unaided vision; naked eye; naked eye acuity; uncorrected visual acuity

nakedness; naked body

constant (stream of traffic); incessant

Luo Xue school (neo-Confucianist school)

rapid growth of hair when one is relaxed

rapid growth of hair when one is relaxed

setting moon; moon setting in the West

butyric acid producing bacillus (Clostridium butyricum)

cricket; bush-cricket

falling from bicycle, motorcycle, etc. while driving (esp. in a race)

lakh; 100,000 (Indian numbering system)

achlamydeous flower; naked flower