Vocabulary

set (of clothes, armor, gear, etc.)

ford; low-level crossing

shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival

Obon flower; flower placed on a shelf to welcome the spirits during Obon

bevel

pekoe (tea)

pendulum

bolus

bodice

potentiality

polish

machinery

bush clover blossoming in the summer (esp. Lespedeza thunbergii)

mantilla

bush clover (that blossoms in the autumn)

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

mesmerism; hypnotism

changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank)

yardstick

universality

lava

Rama (Hindu god)

racking

lampoon

recoil

reversal (process in photography)

representative

reluctance (to do something)

magnetic circuit

push boat; pusher craft; towboat

character one plays as (in a fighting game)

button mashing (e.g. in video games); repeated button-pushing

making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)

yardstick regulation (price regulation scheme)

restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry

kamala (Mallotus philippensis); kamala tree; red kamala

pressure washer; power washer; high-pressure washing machine

measured value; actual measurement

legitimacy; lawfulness; legality

The Loco-Motion (song)