Vocabulary

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

numbness

gonorrhea; gonorrhoea

insanity; insane person

short temper

temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum

leprosy

leper

annoyance; irritation; vexation

epilepsy; epileptic fit

acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)

dazzlement; bewilderment; daze

(one's) family; dependents; household

pupil (of the eye)

eyelashes

testicle; testicles; testes

blind person

small stature

(Japanese) bantam

arsenic (As)

boric acid

boron (B)

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

crucifixion

stone (used for throwing)

conglomerate stone

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

purification; exorcism

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)

notice; notification

natural disposition

petition

petition

eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve

law full of loopholes; toothless law

gag order; gag rule; gag law

proverb; maxim; aphorism

seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script