Vocabulary

summit meeting; meeting of leaders

to have a bitter experience

alkaline solution

pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces

seed ball ("natural farming" technique)

natural farming (farming method invented by Masanobu Fukuoka); the Fukuoka method

no-till farming

traditional farming

practitioner

preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil

sailfin sandfish eggs

peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater

servant; valet; footman

organic farming; organic cultivation; farming without pesticides

organic farming

organic farming

organic farming; organic cultivation

combat mission

US military; United States Armed Forces

how many words

playing in the mud; playing with mud

playing in the mud; playing with mud

inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")

maintenance train; railway maintenance vehicle

white radish sprouts; daikon sprouts

rape seedlings; pinched-off vegetable seedlings; young edible greens

rape seedlings

environmentally friendly

essential fatty acid

polyunsaturated fatty acid

gamma linolenic acid; GLA

alpha-linolenic acid; ALA

myristic acid

Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

Izanami-no-Mikoto; Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

subprime loan; subprime lending

monoline insurance company; monoline insurer

multiline insurance company; multiline insurer

residential mortgage-backed security