Vocabulary

high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education

black magic

white magic

patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)

school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut

caller; calling party

rice straw; paddy straw

lignin

fleece

Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage

banner link (graphic that links to a website)

normative consciousness

paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea); straw mushroom

barbecue site; barbecue area

evacuation center (typically indoors, e.g. schools, gyms, community centers); refuge

emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter

prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy

site survey; field study

The Chronicles (books of the Bible)

change log; record of updates; update history

cardiology

ski; skis

legal accounting

distribution channel

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

chasing; chase

international telephone number

carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction

ski boots

wild Japanese apricot

lipstick brush

Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata)

cultivar of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

Bungo Japanese apricot; Prunus mume var. bungo

Hibai Japanese apricot

wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice

kara flowering quince (Chaenomeles lagenaria)

Choenomeles lagenaria; shiroboke flowering quince

Choenomeles lagenaria; hiboke flowering quince