Vocabulary

day that something happens; day that one happens across something

epidemic

soaking (dried goods) in water

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake

headstand

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

ice house; ice compartment; ice-making room

hypnotist; mesmerist

current product (currently available or on the market); existing product

kidnap

Emergency Warning System (radio and TV broadcasts); EWS; emergency warning broadcast

to embroider

capacity to act; legal capacity

adult guardian; guardian of adult

adult ward

falling below par (value); loss of principal

personal funds; one's own money; self-funding

wholesaler

gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop

gas range; gas burner; gas ring; hot plate; gas cooker; gas cooktop

fish grill; fish oven

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

even (e.g. as a child)

certified copy of certificate of residence

vernacular; local dialect

light pollution

reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)

decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism

Act for Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of Their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services; Mobile Phone Improper Use Prevention Act

not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look

sexual abuse; molestation

primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive

muscular; stocky; beefy

free pussy

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

lithium hexafluorophosphate

common press; lay publication; non-specialist press; general newspaper

tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)