Vocabulary

salt lake; saline lake

brackish water; brine; salt water

saltiness; salty taste

musk

musk deer

musk water; musk scent

Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)

civet cat

sweet pea

wheat bran

gluten

birdlime

lime stick for catching insects

pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa)

mold; mould; mildew

industry; diligence

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko

amber (colour, color)

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)

going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth

sleeping while snoring; snoring sleep

snoring sound

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.)

frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion

undercranking; fast motion

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

rodents

dental caries; tooth decay

niche for a Buddhist image; alcove

Buddhist altar light

yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

carbon paper

ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed

plot; trick; evil scheme

impure blood

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

eating strange food; eating bizarre things

morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy