Vocabulary

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment

certain; sure; definite

traditional Japanese wedding

earnestly; intently; determinedly; by all means

no matter what; anyhow; in any case; at any rate; in any event; anyway

root crops

candid shot; unposed photo

sire (horse)

to rearrange; to resequence

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect; to abandon

sidemen; supporting musicians (in a jazz band, rock group, etc.)

girl's lacquered wooden clogs

fan tossing game

cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)

bundle of straw; sheaf

basaltic magma

basaltic

making a (Japanese) sword; sword making

sage; wise man; philosopher; disciple

public record

ten disciples of Confucius

innovation; development of innovative solutions

wimple

nothing but; except; no more than

young noblewoman; princess

haphephobia (fear of being touched); aphephobia; haptephobia; haptophobia; chiraptophobia

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to stress over

high-priced stock

low-priced stock; low-level stock

university town; college town

tracheotomy

plant factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables

vegetable plant; vegetable factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables

barley shōchū

kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas)

kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas)

status bar

stupid; foolish