Vocabulary

high spirits; high energy; go-go mood; eagerness; enthusiasm; excitement

ficelle (thin breadstick)

antioxidant

hormesis

natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure

meta-analysis

evidence-based medicine; EBM

stability orientation

every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide

meta-analysis

(lathe) turner

estate sale; estate liquidation

thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)

one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan

sorbitol

vegetable fats and oils

high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)

handcar railroad; handcar railway

cycle rickshaw; pedicab; trishaw

atomizing; spraying

glucitol

draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh

polyandry

to carry out fellatio; to give someone head

variant edition (e.g. of a manga series); special chapter published in a manga magazine

goal setting

to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize

greasy; fatty; oily

essay question

gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)

muscle

Fujiwhara effect; Fujiwara effect

nor'easter; northeaster

different type of business; different occupation

playground (for children); park

small scale

graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates

to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs

to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to

to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation