Vocabulary

tap out; submission

konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles

deep draining basket (esp. for noodles)

inflecting dependent word

case-marking particle

pre-noun adjectival; adnominal adjective

binding particle

sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")

ku classical inflection form of i-adjectives

shiku classical inflection form of i-adjectives

private tutor; in-home tutor

joint sponsorship (of a bill, etc.); joint submission

match in which one side deliberately underperforms (e.g. losing in order to face a favourable opponent in the next round)

public good; public profit

feeling; sensing; understanding intuitively

plain matcha (powdered green tea)

temple helper

carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)

young monk; boy monk

aunt

word form used in literary language

word form used in vernacular language (as opposed to classical language)

waste of money; extravagance

stadial (period of lower temperatures during an interglacial period); stade

interstadial (period of higher temperatures during a glacial period); interstade

Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)

coarse rice granules (used when making candy); roughly ground rice flour

beverage

bovarysme; bovarism; tendency toward escapist daydreaming

contempt for Japan; anti-Japanese sentiment

real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)

person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)

person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)

sword, dagger, etc. used in crime

brute; violent criminal; savage

wastewater; waste water; liquid waste; black water

parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula)

verdant pine; green pine

limited-time sale

propaganda leaflet; promotional leaflet; handbill; flyer