Vocabulary

decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp

flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

just a tiny bit

string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

style of tie-dyeing used during the Nara era

do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you

jumbled; in disarray

umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)

ungen; method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense; used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods

prisoner

leader of a (large) group

black rope used to bind criminals; being bound in prison

smooth unlettered back surface of an old "zeni" coin

tying down; fastening; binding

barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)

coiled about; entangled; entwined

person of rank; person of status; ranked official

slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin

boundless; vast; limitless

gathered together and compiled

to bundle up; to gather into a bundle

to bend (wire, etc.) into a loop; to plait (hair) into a loop

hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.

chirping of a small bird

tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)

gun rifling

island arc (like the Aleutian Islands)

lulled into peacefulness; comforted and consoled

shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.)

love your enemies

love your neighbour (neighbor)

taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)

to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something

kanji "water" radical (radical 85)

kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)

kanji "person" radical at top

trivial; trifling; insignificant; not worth bothering with; worthless; useless

trivial; trifling; insignificant; not worth bothering with; worthless; useless

skull; cranium

kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)