Vocabulary

antiquarianism

boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone

ceremony of transferring the cremated bones of a family member to an urn

skeleton; structure; build

joint (between bones)

periosteum

periostitis

box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept

bony tissue; bony substance

osteomyelitis

downhill; downhill race

carrying off by deception; kidnap

child born with teeth

tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)

Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)

necrology; roster of the dead

tuber

period of ten days

selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)

young, inexperienced doctor

changing the world; turning the tide

(money) recovery; claw-back

(turn of) fortune; fate; luck; chance

traveling throughout the country (travelling)

encyclical

return of spring

rejuvenating agent

shipping agent

recurrent fever

circulation

mosque

Islamic nation

Muslim

instructions sent in response to a question (from an embassy, consulate, etc.)

merry-go-round; carousel

revolving account

swivel chair

revolving fund

rotator

convalescence