Vocabulary

nuclear weapon free; non-nuclear; denuclearized

chemical additives

harmful fish (e.g. non-native and prolific, etc.)

absolute rest

Internet site

resting; relaxing

sheeting; sheathing board; cover

Public Corporation and National Enterprise Labor Relations Commission

Public Corporations and Government Enterprises Labor Relations Act

silent mouthing

drawcard; attractive program; good match; good game

small piece (e.g. of cloth)

national butterfly

waist

strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste

hub (of a wheel); nave

make; workmanship; preparation

Reeve's spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis); May bush

worried look; troubled face

inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

looking at again; watching again; discovering again; seeing again

visit to the Philippines

ring (shaped); circular

bilberry; European blueberry

self-questioning

cloud physics

fetal sac; foetal sac; gestation sac; gestational sac

jumbo-jet

securitization; securitisation

joint enterprise; joint venture

fukagawa-meshi; rice cooked with clams

Akashi ware (variety of pottery from Hyogo prefecture)

shako meshi; rice cooked with shrimp

location famous for production of something (usually food)

top recommendation; something highly recommended

memory card

pauper; the needy; the poor

flutter (sound)

band cell; stab cell

sautoir; long necklace (longer than opera-length), often with an ornament (tassel or pendant) at the end