Vocabulary Browser

racemous inflorescence

occasionally

anthem

last ray of hope

to have a hard time of it

Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18)

professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts

Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)

form of bondage torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling with their hands and legs bound behind them and a rock placed on their back (Edo period)

type of ribbon fastening used on wedding gifts, get-well gifts, etc.

strapped for cash

to punish the wicked

bright intelligence

surpassing one's master

to have one's hair cut

to cause a loss

to be attacked by a disease

warm color

preaching down

for a certain reason

Shanghai Incident (1932)

crazy deed

gracious

the mediocre cannot understand the great

sangha (the Buddhist community)

to welter in blood

foot of a perpendicular line

mud wall

he

first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)