Vocabulary

stag beetle

meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine)

Wu Xing Fist; Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)

Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer

sai (Okinawan weapon)

Monkey Fist; Monkey-Style kung-fu

zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword

star of fate; a zodiac

Brazilian barbecue

drunken boxing; styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person

squeeze; squeezing; pressing; wringing

life form; life-form

great authority; eminent person; luminary; Mount Tai and the Big Dipper

Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex

Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star

Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius

sword abolishment edict (1876)

bibimbap (Korean rice dish)

videotape recorder; VTR

pteranodon

plesiosaurus

beshimi; noh mask with a slanted mouth, bulging eyes and large nostrils

Alcor; the Little Horseman star

grilled offal (esp. beef or pork)

great and splendid land; excellent location; splendid place

great and splendid land (of Yamato)

wheat bulb; wheat grain light bulb

obliteration; annihilation

brigand; bandit

yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea

rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism

lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body

wanderer

genomics

digitalis (Digitalis purpurea); foxglove

company; firm; office; association; society

Western word or sentence

cost price; buying price

script-writer; auteur

syrinx; lower larynx