Vocabulary

Hydrophilidae (insect family comprising water scavenger beetles)

conservative swing; drift to the right; rightward trend

disregard for human rights

newspaper report; press reporting

criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section

background briefing; backgrounder

business partner; business associate; fellow trader

one's remaining years

relations with women

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

pottery lantern (curved conical shape)

animal species

low latitudes; equatorial region

chronological scientific tables

temperate humid climate

opening of a hot spring or bathhouse

professional league

living thing

tray of traditional Japanese food

prodigal daughter; daughter of loose morals

form of gagaku performed while marching

hot spring rich in sodium sulfate; sodium sulfate spring

quantity of hot spring water

relations with women

fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt; food pickled in malted rice

charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price

fish pickled in rice-bran paste (esp. mackerel)

sofvi; toy figure made from soft vinyl (monster, hero, etc.); soft vinyl mascot figure

heavy drinker; boozer; tippler

highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university

highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university

draft angle

soft vinyl; vinyl chloride monomer, used for moulded shapes such as toys

Vulpes (genus comprising the true foxes)

Lycaon (genus containing the African wild dog)

African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Cuon (genus containing the dhole)

Nyctereutes (genus containing the raccoon dog)

Atelocynus (genus containing the short-eared dog)

short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis)