Vocabulary

elliptic geometry; Riemannian geometry

scum formed near the end of the indigo fermentation process

official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document

being on duty with a colleague

equality; being equal

day off (between working days)

cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning; food prepared over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

bench used by kabuki actors during performance

baggage claim tag (at hotels, stations, etc.)

Aimai accent, used in parts of Kanto

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

Oscillatoria (cyanobacteria)

brown tinged with olive green and indigo

class meeting; classroom assembly

head of the student council; president of the student council

semi-autonomy

extra-curricular activities; special activities

extra-curricular activities

external link

internal link

link collection

Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan

Keihan-style accent; Kyoto-Osaka accent

Tarui accent, used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku

Sanuki accent, used in northern Shikoku

ultra-luxurious; lavish

to work without sleep or rest

starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation

independent committee; third-party panel

fashion style for young women invoking a soft, forest-like feeling

law-evading hallucinatory herb (e.g. synthetic marijuana, "fake pot")

repeatedly changing one's name through adult adoptions or sham marriages

hourglass economy; economy having large upper and lower classes and a small middle class

Ainu plucked string instrument

(at a rate of) once a month

heterotopia; heterotopy

intercostal artery