Vocabulary

texture (e.g. skin, fabric)

ploughing; plowing

yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto)

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

eight-armed scoop net

octavo (book format); 8vo

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

figure eight; figure of eight

octagon

lining for cuffs and hem of a kimono

bajiquan (Chinese martial art)

the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua

eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang

the eight directions; the whole land; the whole world

the national boundaries

Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku)

finely trimmed moustache

age eighty; one's eighties

distant seas

layers of clouds

fences within fences

double blossom

double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine

(roads) running in all directions; convenient transportation; ability in any line

twilled fabric

long sea voyage

the 8 districts of feudal Japan

8,000,000; eight million

the Beatitudes

octagon

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flunky

eight faces; all sides

beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability

competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; 8 faces and 6 arms

carcinogenesis; oncogenesis

carcinogenicity; cancer-causing quality

madness; craziness; insanity

banned book