Vocabulary

Steppe Route (precursor to the Silk Road)

pair of rocks resembling a married couple (one larger representing the husband, one smaller the wife)

self-portrait (sculpture, carving, engraving, etc.)

spring outing

original kanji form; base kanji form

tolerable limit; human limits; maximum permissible limit

candlebush (Senna alata)

Yamecha; Yame tea; high-quality tea from the Yame area in Fukuoka

horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera); drumstick tree; moringa

clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum); African basil

vermilion

decorative writing; flourish

bone tile (e.g. for Chinese dominoes)

Suizenji-nori (Aphanothece sacrum; edible freshwater algae grown in Fukuoka prefecture)

(sorting) order; sequence

Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)

Malaya

inducing agent (e.g. for birth); inducer

boldface; bold-type; thick characters

daily delivery (esp. of perishable food, e.g. milk)

Christmas party

lavish feast; splendid banquet

overnight transportation (train service, flight, etc.); late-night departure; red-eye flight

fan base; fanbase; fan demographic; fandom

Mao collar; Mandarin collar

follow back (on social media); following the account of someone who follows you

sewing needle

gyrase; DNA gyrase

half wavelength

leaving a school club (upon graduation)

within the village; all over the village; throughout the village

temperature decrease; fall in temperature; cooling

minimal amount

center alignment; centering

quickly reversed cut (sword technique)

wall; wall tiles

part of a wooden board closer to the bark; face side

inner side of a wooden board; core side of sawn timber

battlefield; battleground

leaving a (school) club (upon graduation)