Vocabulary

benkan (type of square ceremonial crown)

benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels

false charge

exponent; power

exponentiation; power

commanding; awe-inspiring

armrest

screen

to lean against; to set against

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on

reclining chair

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline

counter for helmets, etc.

decapitating oneself

decapitation

revision; reform

revision of a passage

molding; moulding

dugout canoe

ephemeral; transitory

cutting

extraction; removal; excision

removal (in surgery)

gouging out

to snip (off); to nip off; to clip off; to trim off

to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)

cutting; trimming; shearing; pruning

shearing machine

pruning (trees, shrubs, etc.)

cutting off; cut(ting) out

shear; shearing

shear stability

pruning; trimming

pruning shears

scissors (esp. surgical scissors)

wool shearing

appropriateness; adequacy; aptness; relevance

facetious; droll; funny

funny person; humorous fellow; joker

plagiarism