Vocabulary

dried egg powder

as is; in (its) present state; in (its) present condition

self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement

free city (of Germany)

commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city

police box

excerpt; extract

mulberry root bark (Morus alba)

natural moisturizing factor; NMF

certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article)

terminal cancer

single-kanji conversion (in an input method)

single-kanji dictionary (esp. for use in an input method)

stapler; paper fastener

increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement

microminiaturization; micro-miniaturization

classifying in patterns; typification

modelling; modeling

spanking the bottom; spanking

blog comment

comment spam (on a blog, forum, etc.)

to live up to (one's) expectations

to meet (one's) demands

to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire

fugu sashimi

señor

stevia

hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)

Baikal teal (species of dabbling duck, Anas formosa)

northern shoveler (species of duck, Anas clypeata); northern shoveller

four administrative positions (of the ritsuryō system: kami, suke, jou, sakan)

director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō system); chief

assistant director (second highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō system)

senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest)

secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

incense clock

incense clock (marks time with a smouldering train of incense)

Christmas party

Christmas party

subjunctive past perfect