Vocabulary

selling like hotcakes; explosive sales

pronunciation of ha-column sounds in non-initial positions as wa-column sounds

People's Charter (UK)

Chartist Movement

Chartism (UK parliamentary reform movement)

chartist (someone who uses charts to predict market trends)

sovereignty of the people

talking quietly; quiet conversation

man purported to bring bad luck to the woman he is near or has sex with

current ratio; liquidity ratio

a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)

conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"

welding pressure

perfectionist

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

kindergartener; preschooler

(of) matching sign; (having a) matching sign

points failure (railroad)

bear meat hotpot

intrauterine penetration; cervical penetration

trying out (a musical instrument; e.g. in a store); test-playing

greenway; greenwalk

dice (esp. in mahjong); die

flat paper; flat sheet

November suit; rain suit

rolling pin

multi-purpose oil

camellia oil

sawhorse; sawbuck

sawhorse; sawbuck

tankbag (motorcycle); tank bag

profits tax; proportion of consumption tax retained by manufacturers or retailers

disused road; abandoned road

bus (on a regular route); transit bus; fixed-route bus

turpentine

turpentine

variolation

variolation

source (of a river); fountainhead

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar