cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); crested ibis
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
red-lacquered sword sheath
license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
red-ink stick; red and black
to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)
notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples
unglazed reddish brown pottery (originally from China)
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
type of silver coin in the Edo period
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
satin with raised figures
red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
neo-Confucianism (based on the teaching of the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi)
Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety
white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship