Vocabulary

dehiscent fruit

paracetamol

child; children

afterlife; realm of the dead

anti-Semitism

without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response

weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)

hairpin

place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position

shinobu-wake; mid-18th century women's hairstyle consisting of a chignon with a small ring of hair on either side fastened with a hairpin

plain white clothing patterned using dyes

coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner

method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials

clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso); tawny daylily

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily

with a clunk; with a clank

meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine

bedsore

cushion; pillow; mattress

straw or hay (laid out in barns for livestock)

sickbed

gate of the imperial palace; imperial court; imperial palace

silent and still; desolate

there is nothing; having nothing

Fougere fragrance (family of scents including coumarin, oak moss, lavender, and geranium oil, used in perfumes)

Chypre fragrance (family of scents including sage, lavender, and oak moss, used in perfumes)

squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii)

combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

round collar (of Western clothing)

part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)

small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

to become unworldly; to stop keeping up with social norms; to be out of touch with reality

front company (for an organized crime operation)

associate member (esp. of a crime syndicate)

medical book; medical text

to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin

building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground