Vocabulary

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

bench used by kabuki actors during performance

baggage claim tag (at hotels, stations, etc.)

Aimai accent, used in parts of Kanto

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

Oscillatoria (cyanobacteria)

brown tinged with olive green and indigo

class meeting; classroom assembly

head of the student council; president of the student council

semi-autonomy

extra-curricular activities; special activities

extra-curricular activities

external link

internal link

link collection

Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan

Keihan-style accent; Kyoto-Osaka accent

Tarui accent, used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku

Sanuki accent, used in northern Shikoku

starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation

independent committee; third-party panel

fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling

law-evading hallucinatory herb (e.g. synthetic marijuana, "fake pot")

repeatedly changing one's name through adult adoptions or sham marriages

hourglass economy; economy having large upper and lower classes and a small middle class

Ainu plucked string instrument

(at a rate of) once a month

heterotopia; heterotopy

intercostal artery

costochondritis

costal cartilage

lymphogranuloma

wattle (of a bird's neck)

piece of meat; lump of meat

eel stew

equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements

hormone drug; hormone pill; hormone preparation; hormonal agent

nutrient composition; nutritional composition; nutritional information