Vocabulary

foot length

perihelion distance

global positioning system; GPS

quickly; swiftly

glug-glug

zero growth; zero economic growth; no-growth economy

employment scene; employment situation; job market; job situation

insurance premium; pension contribution

supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king

black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)

world exposition; international exposition; world fair

half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot

decapitation

medical expenses borne by the patient; patient contribution; patient share; co-payment

sharp reduction; drastic cut

nitrogen oxide; NOx

sulfur oxide (SO, SO2, etc.); sulphur oxide

Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo

continuous casting

to unbundle

quinapril

quinapril hydrochloride

ability to make plans; planning ability

civil engineering and construction

genetically-modified crop; genetically-engineered crop; transgenic crop; GM crop

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

carminative

anthelmintic; vermifuge; vermicide

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

dehydrating

pack animal

I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

horse tramway

curry-comb

jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)

Hong Kong dollar

executioner's block

regimen

aquaculture industry