Vocabulary

green man; representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves

having just started ...

farting; farter

discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition)

festival in honor of Daikokuten

puffed up

hyperbolic paraboloid

palm (of the hand)

outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box

private affairs; personal matter

ambidexterity; ambidextrous person

lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor

washed-up seaweed; stranded seaweed

talk; story; conversation

roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes

blood of Christ (Eucharist)

body of Christ (Eucharist)

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

academic council; scientific council

one-of-a-kind item

bond market

Adam's ale; tap water

homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings

whoa; yikes

showcasing examples (e.g. company products); case study

finger braille; system of communicating with the deaf-blind in which the receiver's fingers are tapped like a braille typewriter

suicide

long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); eel bed

than

osteopathy

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages

simultaneous recruiting of new graduates; periodic recruiting of new graduates

mindset

social structure

serving tea; tea server

university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages

wooden ship

mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform