Vocabulary

secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command

love between a parent and child; parent-child affection

sisterly love; affection between sisters

payroll card

women's basketball; girls' basketball

payroll

caramelization; caramelized food

deep focus

high kick

saudade

boss battle; boss fight

pug nose; snub nose; upturned nose

distress signal; SOS

free yen; 1960 enabling conversion of yen to other currencies

shelled edamame

gendaika; modern, non-traditional school of ikebana

milk fever; parturient paresis; postparturient hypocalcemia

milk fever; parturient paresis; postparturient hypocalcemia

men's basketball; boys' basketball

women's volleyball; girls' volleyball

men's volleyball; boys' volleyball

jack-off material; something to masturbate to

passing the ball; exchanging passes; passing back and forth

thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs

small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)

dehumanization

adaptation of a famous poem

switch; person who can be either dominant or submissive in a homosexual relationship

eugenic thought; idea of eugenics

thin paper

Cabinet Secretariat classified fund; secret Cabinet expenses

working half the day at office, half the day from home; partial teleworking

buying a book, manga, etc. because one is a fan of the author

precipitation fog; mist caused by rain

cotton grass (Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei)

submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)

writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors

addressee's name and address; mailing address

waiting (for); expecting

actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance