Vocabulary

yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)

yusho (disease caused by PCB ingestion)

waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)

ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)

shime-waza (judo stranglehold)

sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)

private diary; pillow book

prostitute (esp. one consorting with occupation soldiers after WWII); pan-pan girl

protoanemonin

cosplay

ferret

functional food

health-promoting food

Japlish (Japanese English)

platform (e.g. of a party); policy statement; manifesto

one-to-many

many-to-many

acute ear; good ear

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

to begin drawing; to begin painting

earthquake simulator

nashiji; lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes

rotenone

to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed

Japanese skimmia (Skimmia japonica, esp. S. j. var. japonica)

framed (picture, etc.)

habitual criminal; recidivist

conventional means; usual means

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in

to jest; to joke

to bend; to train (e.g. a branch)

to smoke; to fumigate

to carry on one's back

to be about to go; to start going; to pass by

to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock

to drive (someone) out by bullying them; to bully (someone) into leaving; to treat (someone) so badly that they leave

to surface; to rise to the surface