Vocabulary

6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.)

closing argument and sentencing recommendation (of a prosecutor)

bracket win; bracket quinella

to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open

snowshoes

scar tissue

broth made of fish and vegetables

pancreatitis

acupuncture treatment

swim trunks

sword with a very long grip

frequent-flyer program

previous week

Filipino national dish of braised chicken or pork

courtesy

crimping; riveting; fastening

this world; this life; world of the living

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

that road (path, street, way, etc.)

that day; the very same day

to tower over the surroundings

to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high

bruise

(kanji) not in the jōyō list

old-style kanji

dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

overalls; boiler suit

to stand on tiptoes

constable

darkish; dusky; dark; murky

merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out

to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

flea market

directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)

credit memo