Vocabulary

Ara (constellation); the Altar

limits; boundary; end

supporter

supporting member

praise; admiration; extolling

peeled persimmon cured in the sun for stronger taste; dried persimmon

cuticle (of a nail)

sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows

sweet bun

Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea)

jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

laver

amanatto; beans (e.g. adzuki, cowpea, fava) simmered in sugar syrup and coated with granulated sugar

slightly salted

sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows

tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

eelgrass (Zostera marina)

candied (chestnuts)

poultice; (cold) pack

thyroiditis

golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)

notebook with records of monies received

weakness; dip

rolled barley; rolled oats

forced borrowing

woman who forced her husband into marriage

pressed barley

oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)

pressure point

compressor

daring

Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)

flames of hell

silver chloride

saltwater or saline lake

salted fish (esp. salmon)

desalinating with water

Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)

salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

basicity; alkalinity