Vocabulary

"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)

"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)

sound change

supplementary explanation; supplementary information

transliteration; transcription

exocarp; epicarp

endocarp

mesocarp; pith

dehiscent fruit

indehiscent fruit

true fruit (i.e. one that forms from the ovary only)

fleshy fruit

dehiscent fruit

paracetamol

child; children

afterlife; realm of the dead

anti-Semitism

weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)

hairpin

place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position

shinobu-wake; mid-18th century women's hairstyle consisting of a chignon with a small ring of hair on either side fastened with a hairpin

plain white clothing patterned using dyes

coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner

method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials

clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso); tawny daylily

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily

meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine

bedsore

cushion; pillow; mattress

straw or hay (laid out in barns for livestock)

sickbed

gate of the imperial palace; imperial court; imperial palace

Fougere fragrance (family of scents including coumarin, oak moss, lavender, and geranium oil, used in perfumes)

Chypre fragrance (family of scents including sage, lavender, and oak moss, used in perfumes)

squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii)

round collar (of Western clothing)

part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)

small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono