Vocabulary

solenodon

Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens); Baikal shrew

long-clawed shrew (Sorex unguiculatus)

Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)

lesser Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura watasei); Watase's shrew

Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi); Japanese white-toothed shrew

Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew

restaurant specializing in grilled offal

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surveying; land surveying

urban engineering; municipal engineering

bird strike

bird strike

no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake

no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake

gamification

superb blue-wren (Malurus cyaneus); superb fairywren; blue wren

yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)

orchitis; inflammation of the testes

epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis

epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis

grotesque but cute

3D printer

rapid prototyping

hyperboloid

industrial design

coworking; co-working

Dharmakara Bodhisattva; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation

tattoo artist; tattooist

to prolong; to protract; to draw out

women's liberation; emancipation of women

Buddhist convent or monastery

Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma

depalatalization (e.g. dropping small kana in borrowing foreign words into Japanese); depalatalisation

tiger's howling

final color (e.g. in auto paint shop)

sanitary waste receptacle; sanitary napkin disposal bin (in a bathroom); fecal specimen receptacle (at a hospital)

to bubble; to foam; to froth

social dance; social dancing

low-waist (clothing); drop-waist; dropped-waist