Vocabulary

clutch (mechanism)

connection

continuous function

renga poet

chain store

streptococcus

lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

vulgar; wanton

helpless

flock paper

compass

Pyxis (constellation); the Compass Box

biographical style

many daimyo

attendance; presence

attendee; persons present

many feudal domains

corporate law; company law

cypress bark

cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching

stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.)

artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art

face card; court card

figured haori (coat)

a plan

art or picture gallery

portrait

ezōshi (Edo-period illustrated story book)

sized silk canvas (used for traditional Japanese painting)

portrait

(Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction

industrial fair; industrial exposition

authoritarianism

power struggle

powerful person; influential person

power politics

cum rights

ex-rights