Vocabulary

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain

basil

taking a wife by kidnapping a woman passing by on the road

top three

top two

lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.

to go; to come

agrarian community; farming area; farming region

type of marriage where the man merely visits his wife without living with her; duolocal marriage

support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning

dysarthria

moral harassment; psychological abuse; victimization; workplace bullying

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

suitor

love letter; letter proposing marriage

meteor; shooting star

office automation; OA

residual value; scrap value; memorandum price; memorandum value

petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois

shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)

whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten

weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten

weight-loss exercises; weight-loss body movements

oicho-kabu (traditional gambling game)

cat; kitty

disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up

oil dealer; oil merchant

power of two

multipolar

byproduct; secondary product

steganography

cryptography

error termination; terminate with error

steered wheel (e.g. at the front of a car); steering wheel

tank destroyer; self-propelled anti-tank gun

motion of a baby gently hitting his own face with both of his hands

(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession

shoestring tie; string tie

golden ratio