Vocabulary

long grain (paper)

strips of shark cartilage served with dried plum

alert dialog (dialogue); alert dialog box; warning dialog; warning dialog box

5S (workplace organization system); Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain

hologram

ring announcer

colored wood-free paper (coloured)

colored wood-free paper (coloured)

(ink) vehicle; base; medium

overprint varnish

newly introduced word (e.g. in a textbook); new word (to learn); new vocabulary

non-refundable restoration fee (when moving out of a property); money withheld from a deposit

semi-express (train service); express service for part of a route

suspension or abolition; suspension or discontinuation

sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)

long blast of a ship's horn

surrender flag; white flag

five-starred Red Flag; flag of China

end leaves; top leaves; last leaves

end leaves; top leaves; last leaves

breast-feeding pillow; nursing cushion

screen name; username; handle

platoon commander; section commander

hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint

after-work run

district resident; inhabitant of a county

death from natural causes

Muhammad

Muhammad; Mohammad

Shakti (Hindu goddess)

Zarathustra; Zarathushtra; Zoroaster

youtiao; deep-fried dough; Chinese cruller; Chinese fried churro

emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert

rhythm method (for conceiving); calendar method

weather warning

advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level

currying favour with China; pandering to China

mono-awase; Heian period poetry, paintings, etc. comparison game

kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game

leaking through of light (e.g. through a curtain); light leakage