Vocabulary

keratinization

keratinization; cornification

oleochemicals

circular (document); circulating letter

oleochemistry; oil and fat chemistry

place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)

fooling around with objects (type of improvised comedy act); prop comedy

bimbo; airhead beauty

to become independent

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away

to get free; to be freed; to be released

comet

speed learning

fashion style purportedly created by former amateur models, salespeople, etc.

Rett syndrome

something

I would like ...; I want ...

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who originated something

cutter (e.g. cookie cutter); punching die

troublesome foreigner

financial panic

national; citizen; native

dish fried in garlic oil

private value

public value; shared value

group of death (tournament group containing several strong teams)

emphasis-adding particle

to go underground; to go into hiding

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm)

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm)

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm)

Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)

pore; stoma

one-track mind; person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes)

unanswered

tip of a sword; point of a sword

Japanese-style desk (short, used while sitting on the floor)

fishing weir; fish weir; fish trap; pouch-shaped bamboo fence across river, etc.

back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork