Vocabulary

dorsal thalamus

mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath

care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)

designated organized crime group; designated criminal organisation; designated bōryokudan; designated yakuza group; group officially listed as criminal by the National Police Agency

witness stand; witness box

member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member

cost for leasing

cumulative guidance record

debut; opening; first public exhibition

Minister for the Restoration from and Prevention of Nuclear Accidents

Minister of State for Special Missions

formaldehyde

self-inflicted injury, loss, etc.

injury caused by a second party; damage caused by another person

international exposition; world expo

world expo; world fair

international exposition; world expo; world fair

doing twice the work; duplication of work

second dyeing; topping; overlay

prefectural residents' tax (in Kyoto or Osaka)

Tokyo metropolitan residents' tax

spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty

stolon; runner; creeper

life studies (art)

storejacking (exclusive presence of a brand in a store, e.g. advertising, displays); guerrilla marketing

high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry

hydrofoil

marine life; marine organism

putting (a person deemed especially dangerous) on the nationwide wanted list; issuing a nationwide arrest warrant for a dangerous suspect or criminal

target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)

ramekin

economic ideology; (school of) economic thought

comparative advantage

absolute advantage

international division of labor; international division of labour; international specialization

fixed exchange rates; pegged rate of exchange; fixed rate

fixed exchange rate system

abundance

broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top

automata