Vocabulary

grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake; water snake

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; spitting

Armageddon

hat of invisibility; hat that makes its wearer invisible

Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)

Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)

bleaching

mentoring

pilot film

auspicious dream; well-boding dream

relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations

generally understood logic

professional male mourner; keener

professional female mourner; keener

brown colour (created by roasting or firing)

secret military camp (Korea); guerrilla camp

fine horse; swift horse

woman who has recently given birth

rich black

yakuza; gangster

drinking game

sports commentator; sports announcer; play-by-play announcer

pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave

sulfosalt mineral

mineral facies

neptunism

detonating powder

holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)

Liangbatou; traditional Manchurian female hairstyle

solfatara

akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms

dried Chinese onion bulb (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

inhabiting a region (esp. in China); living in a concentrated community

code; rule; regulation

party history (political)

extension cord

calligraphic art; calligraphy (as an art)

government soldier

holy mountain; sacred hill

joint ownership; joint operation