Vocabulary

hookworm disease; ancylostomiasis; ankylostomiasis; uncinariasis

mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)

phlogopite

monetary liabilities; pecuniary obligation

monetary stringency; tight-money situation

financial analyst

chrysoberyl

rutile

treasury stock

own shares; treasury stock

stock buy-back

money

mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines

solder

whiteness

eating bones; gnawing on a bone; osteophagy

zeptosecond

femtosecond chemistry; femtochemistry

zero-point vibration; zero-point motion

director of a hospital

general practitioner in private practice; primary care physician (US); GP

general practitioner; GP

fried food wrapped in nori

arteria hepatica propria; hepatic artery proper; proper hepatic artery

commemoration meeting

flat-out run; driving at full speed

wait-and-see; sitting on the fence; waiting to see which way the wind blows

attacking each other; mutual attack

business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs

public expenditure; public outlay; public spending

preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again

grain of boiled rice

skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

exhibition of original images

advance reservation

advance reservation required

advance reservations not required

in the future; from now on; henceforth; hereafter

entertainment; amusement; fun

love and respect