Vocabulary

agronomy

Booker Prize

taking silkworm cocoons out of the cocoon holder

four times

food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)

electric vehicle; EV

leopardess; female leopard

Yayoi people

sexual orientation and gender identity; SOGI

break in filming while cameras are loaded with new tape

keying (graphics); compositing

increased rice prices in autumn due to a poor harvest

psi phenomena

monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features

satisfying quality (of a drink)

ignoring or skipping over of Nagoya (by trains, music tours, events, etc.)

dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances

adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; adult ADHD

security system

blueprint; cyanotype

gutter oil; recycled waste oil sold illicitly in China as a cheaper alternative to normal cooking oil

phosphorite; rock phosphate; phosphate rock

Beijing dialect of Standard Chinese as spoken during the Qing dynasty

newly purchased item

conceding (position or title)

Edo-period travel permit

Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine

pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)

feeling elated; being excited

planned mass transit service suspension (as a precaution ahead of typhoons, etc.)

Twittersphere; Twitter users

red or pink coloration on the cheeks of an illustrated character (to represent blushing)

Paralympics

one's own problem; one's own issues

draw pile

dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)

fried onion

restricted area; security area

Official Development Assistance; ODA

cloud system