Vocabulary

dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)

conversion (of paper money, esp. into specie)

bank of issue

convertible banknotes

benkan (type of square ceremonial crown)

benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels

false charge

exponent; power

exponentiation; power

armrest

screen

reclining chair

decapitating oneself

decapitation

revision; reform

revision of a passage

molding; moulding

dugout canoe

cutting

extraction; removal; excision

removal (in surgery)

gouging out

cutting; trimming; shearing; pruning

shearing machine

pruning (trees, shrubs, etc.)

cutting off; cut(ting) out

shear; shearing

shear stability

pruning; trimming

pruning shears

scissors (esp. surgical scissors)

wool shearing

funny person; humorous fellow; joker

plagiarism

highwayman

break; tear; pierce; split; burst

cleavage (in gems)

beginning; outset; opening; start

strong and nimble

formidable foe