Vocabulary

schoolboy; male student

schoolgirl; female student

Global Change Observation Mission; GCOM

Global Change Observation Mission; GCOM

Global Earth Observation System of Systems; GEOSS

global warming

southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)

statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)

curry roux

scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha

presenter

electric musical instrument; electrical instrument

tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

Buyeo (ancient kingdom bordering China in the north of Korea); Puyŏ

psoas major muscle

psoas minor muscle

on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman

straying from love; falling out of love; lost love

minimum buyout price (bid); reserve price (auction)

brush; clash; encounter; skirmish

coherence

advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint

uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)

self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

Tabanidae (family comprising the horse-flies)

cosmetic dentistry; aesthetic dentistry; esthetic dentistry

job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009)

bluish cloud

physical work

stillness

stencil printing (on cloth)

exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition

drying basket (e.g. for dishes)

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays

spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt

old-looking face

mushroom bed

wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)