Vocabulary

stress corrosion

perfectly reasonable; completely natural; perfectly good (e.g. reason)

very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous

steamed unflavoured glutinous rice; mochi rice

cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)

creaminess; cream-like consistency

to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking

go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)

street festival; street fair

metal basket (for deep-frying, etc.); metallic basket

drive shaft

Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)

Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)

telepathy

fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

making a funny face; amusing face

largest market share

suspension of civil rights

cake made from pounded horse chestnuts and mochi rice

inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

practical person; man of action; doer

academic type; scholarly turn of mind

province of Japan (under the ritsuryō system)

hemoglobinometer; haemoglobinometer

translucency

telemeter

to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

deep distress

(pharmaceutical) candidate compound

fertility; capability to conceive

crash site (esp. aircraft)

department store salesgirl

written apology; written statement of regret

fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe

unwinding of funds transfer obligations; requesting a bank to return money that was transferred (e.g. in error or in excess)

subculture

premium feel; sense of luxury; sense of enhanced value

said; aforementioned

sound box (of an instrument); sounding box