Vocabulary

customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele

free refills; bottomless cup; all-you-can-drink; self-service soda fountain

area of distribution; distribution range; distribution region

Pinus (genus of pine trees)

AND gate

Kyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga

rafute; boned pork rib meat, cut into squares and stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth and sugar

bagna càuda; dip made from garlic, anchovies, olive oil, etc.

recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle

type of sōmen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter

human error

arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp)

permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity

version for permanent preservation; version worth preserving forever; (must-have) collector's edition

common rue (Ruta graveolens)

safe sex

sexual addiction; sex dependency

sex check; gender verification; sex testing

gender verification

unskilled haiku poem; clumsy haiku

sec; dry wine taste

sex hormone

cavern; grotto; rock cave

baked cookie

Girl's Festival (March 3)

nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns

Kyoto-Otsu; Kyoto and Otsu

general-purpose item; multi-purpose thing; generic product

verification

sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen

social unrest; public anxiety

juvenile offender

horse carriage for old people and women in ancient China

leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information

juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent

karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)

white slavery

karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)

drug overdose

overdose