cultural sphere

sworn elder brother / (gay slang) older male in a homosexual relationship

a Java sparrow

spectroscope

hearsay; rumor; gossip

to rumor; to gossip

unannotated Classical Chinese text, as opposed to Classical Chinese text annotated with kunten reading aids to read it as Japanese, or the Japanese reading of a Classical Chinese text

unsettled; unfinished; undivided

refined in manner, exhibiting a balance between civilized sophistication and simplicity

cultural heritage