Vocabulary

magnetic permeability

fretwork

(artistic) transparency

(crime of) kidnapping

derivative

guided missile

leading question

induced current

bamboo enclosure

bamboo pole

bamboo garden; the imperial family

bamboo spatula

returning tit for tat; retaliating

veranda with bamboo flooring

bamboo screen or blind

Indian studies; Buddhist studies

making constant reference to

the neck

the leading hitter

consistent; unchanging from beginning to end

head and legs; the body

checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect)

pillory; burden

commander-in-chief

seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head

scruff of the neck

first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)

summit meeting; top-level conference

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

hanging oneself

heading of a document (letter, notice, etc.)

grace period; moratorium

(long-handled) bamboo winnow used to sift earth or sand

muscle of mastication

mastication

hereditary

patriotism

founder of a sect

protolanguage; parent language

mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors