Vocabulary

triumphant star turban (species of turban shell, Guildfordia triumphans)

election campaign strategy; election tactics

election campaign strategy; election tactics

written question; questionnaire

nuclear terrorism

summit meeting; meeting of leaders

alkaline solution

pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces

seed ball ("natural farming" technique)

natural farming (farming method invented by Masanobu Fukuoka); the Fukuoka method

no-till farming

traditional farming

practitioner

preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil

sailfin sandfish eggs

peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater

servant; valet; footman

organic farming; organic cultivation; farming without pesticides

organic farming

organic farming

organic farming; organic cultivation

combat mission

US military; United States Armed Forces

how many words

playing in the mud; playing with mud

playing in the mud; playing with mud

maintenance train; railway maintenance vehicle

white radish sprouts; daikon sprouts

rape seedlings; pinched-off vegetable seedlings; young edible greens

rape seedlings

essential fatty acid

polyunsaturated fatty acid

gamma linolenic acid; GLA

alpha-linolenic acid; ALA

myristic acid

Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

Izanami-no-Mikoto; Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

subprime loan; subprime lending

monoline insurance company; monoline insurer