Anagrams of: PAGAN_

• lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

• a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

• lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

• a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

• coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

• strike suddenly and with force

• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

• an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

• The call to prayer, which originally consisted of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ).

• A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes.

• (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

• a sharp projection on an edge or surface

• a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

• a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

• a bout of drinking or drug taking

• cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

• (1970s, 1980s) Pizza.

• music composed for dancing the pavane

• a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

• look with amazement; look stupidly

• strike sharply

• break a small piece off from