Vocabulary

almond flour; almond meal; ground almond

ununbium (Uub)

artificial leather

snakeskin pattern

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

hair loss; baldness; alopecia

clay tablet

scorpion

Arachnida

to smash (violently); to crush

queer (i.e. not heterosexual or not cisgender)

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

cable layer; cable ship

(electrical) cable; power cable

intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount

look here; I'll tell you what; hey; listen

Hades (god)

chakra (centers of spiritual power in the human body, in Indian thought)

frenemy; frienemy

to be laughable; to be unrealistic

feudal system; feudalism

asylum

recommending; recommendation

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

mediator; middleman; intermediary; agent

logo

self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device

ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth

powdered roast grain (esp. barley; oft. mixed with sugar and water to make confectionery)

extermination of insect pests; pest control

tools for machine operation and maintenance

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)

traditional (folk) song

dojo (hall used for martial arts training)

wiggler

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

coming to a castle; visiting a castle

carrying out in a large group

person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)