a European goldfinch

praying for rain

nickname

(linguistics) a borrowing, a loanword

(collective) the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks

癪: annoying

勺, 夕: shaku (a unit of volume, approximately 18 milliliters) / 尺: shaku (a unit of measure, approximately 30.3 centimeters) / 杓: ladle, dipper / 笏: shaku (ritual baton)

尺: number of shaku

会釈: a slight bow, a nod

会釈: make a slight bow