Vocabulary

simplification (character, hair-style, etc.)

back (side); back end; rear

carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)

school inter-class competition (esp. ball games)

kitchen knife

area of land at sea-level; sea-level zone

trial by lay judges; lay judge trial

life imprisonment without work

capacity to consent

investigator; interrogator

obsessive shipper

skillful handling of a kitchen knife

muzzleloader

release event; event held to release item for sale (e.g. CD, DVD, book)

release event; event held to release item for sale (e.g. CD, DVD, book)

antibacterial drug; antimicrobial drug

upright eboshi

playing card tax; tax on playing cards, mahjong sets, domino sets, etc. (abolished in 1989)

quits; even; square

low-carbohydrate diet; low-carb diet; carbohydrate-restricted diet

amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation

low-carb diet; low-carbohydrate diet

copyright notice; copyright declaration

bi-quinary system

doing something multiple times

battle in the open; battle on an open field

SimCom; simultaneous communication; sign supported speech

religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)

drinking oneself into a stupor

child

employee discount; corporate discount; company discount

employee discount; corporate discount; company discount

regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)

having just a few drinks (and a quick snack) at a bar, etc.

passing lane; outside lane; fast lane

commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)

food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food

cover band

economic invasion; economic operations (in another country)

ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.