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Botany

imparipinnate compound leaf; odd-pinnate compound leaf

Botany

paripinnate compound leaf; even-pinnate compound leaf

stinging words; biting remarks

screech owl (Otus asio)

Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible); words of Qohelet

E.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく

word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")

dictionary; lexicon

Food, cooking

salmon jerky; dried salmon; cured salmon

willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

unofficial postcard; private mailing card

crimped postcard; pressure-sealed postcard

Historical term

Edo dialect

Historical term

palm-leaf manuscript

Historical term

sociolect used by prostitutes in the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

Historical term

sociolect used by prostitutes in the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

Rare term

bloodline; lineage; family; clan

Rare term

weak tengu; small tengu

Rare term

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)

Rare term

center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)

Rare term

sake heated by burning fallen leaves

Proverb; Rare term

there are exceptions to every rule; rocks will flow and leaves will sink

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

Rare term

samurai words and phrases

old leaf; old leaves