Vocabulary

cultured pearls

mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck

true meaning; true significance

butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish

mycosis; mycotic disease; fungal infection

vacuum cleaner

air pocket

vacuum bulb

fighting with real swords

mantra

right behind; just behind; directly behind

black carp; black koi

right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face

copy cat

imitation; copy; make-believe; pretence; sham

path of sincerity

fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility

pearl iridescence

pearl work

mother-of-pearl

pearl fishing; pearl diver

pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey

mother-of-pearl

mother-of-pearl

pearl culture

pearl-oyster beds

fish cake

genuine case (of a disease)

true feeling

true man

good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society

pure water; clear water

due west

the true, the good, and the beautiful

fact-finding

main performer; star performer; headliner

red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy

Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake

tapeworm

braid