Vocabulary

flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

style of tie-dyeing used during the Nara era

umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)

ungen; method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense; used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods

prisoner

leader of a (large) group

black rope used to bind criminals; being bound in prison

smooth unlettered back surface of an old "zeni" coin

tying down; fastening; binding

barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)

coiled about; entangled; entwined

person of rank; person of status; ranked official

slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin

gathered together and compiled

hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.

chirping of a small bird

tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)

gun rifling

island arc (like the Aleutian Islands)

lulled into peacefulness; comforted and consoled

shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.)

taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)

kanji "water" radical (radical 85)

kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)

kanji "person" radical at top

skull; cranium

kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)

kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)

kanji "eight" radical at top

kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")

kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")

kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")

kanji radical "wa" or "covering" at top (radical 14)

kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)

kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)

kanji "ice" radical

key

flute constructed of bamboo

small bamboo