茘枝

れいし

litchi (Nephelium litchi), lychee, lichee, litchi nut

蔓茘枝

つるれいし ツルレイシ

bitter melon (Momordica charantia), bitter gourd

茘枝貝

れいしがい レイシガイ

Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)

蕃書

ばんしょ しげるしょ

(Edo period) foreign writings

蕃別

ばんべつ

clans supposedly descended from foreign lineage (i.e. Chinese or Korean)

蕃族

ばんぞく

savage tribe

生蕃

せいばん

wild tribespeople

蕃神

ばんしん しげるしん

foreign god

蕃社

ばんしゃ

aborigines village

蕃境

land of the barbarians

吐蕃

とばん

Tibetan Empire (618-842 CE)

蕃茄

ばんか

tomato

諸蕃

しょばん

foreign lands

枝

えだ し

counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

玄蕃寮

げんばりょう

The Agency for Buddhists and Foreigners (ritsuryou system)

蕃書調所

Institute for the Study of Western Books (Edo period); Institute for the Investigation of Foreign Books

下枝

したえだ したえ しずえ

lower branches of a tree

分枝

ぶんし

bifurcation, branch, branching, branched chain, ramification

枝肉

えだにく

dressed carcass, meat on the bone