Vocabulary

potter wasp (any wasp of subfamily Eumeninae); mason wasp

topstitch (dressmaking)

hot bath; bath that is warmer than usual

to cast a net; to throw a net

to project a shadow; to cast a shadow

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

(system of) slavery

people will believe something false if many agree that it is true (an example of argumentum ad populum); there's a tiger in the market

twisted rib stitch (knitting)

single-rib stitches; knit-one-purl-one rib stitch

bamboo fence that resembles a fishing net

decorative cap of an eave-end roof tile

eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant)

concave roof tile

eave-end roof tile (comprising a broadly concave tile and near-rectangular decorative cap)

eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant)

shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)

shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)

dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack

cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.)

doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect

alley; alleyway

Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)

creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue)

record of information about a Buddhist statue (usu. an inconspicuous inscription on the statue)

good crop; increased yield

columbite (mineral combining niobite and tantalite)

tantalite (mineral containing tantalum and niobium)

coltan; columbite-tantalite

mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric

mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; muslin de laine; delaine

menu (at a Chinese restaurant)

mast

pump

steamed mochi

bread

volleyball

rough sketch

wooden plug; cork; tampion

hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese