Anagrams of: UIJA_

• an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages

• shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms

• an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

• crested largely blue bird

• United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

• the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

• the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

• holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• talk incessantly and tiresomely

• chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

• censure severely or angrily

• A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.

• the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

• The mane of an animal.

• A loose panicle whose axis falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.

• An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.