Vocabulary

ear piercing; earring

nose piercing; nose ring

navel piercing; belly button ring

tongue piercing; tongue stud

lip piercing

piercing

body modification

genital piercing

parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

ovulation day

forensic researcher; crime scene investigator

tatami mat without a "heri" edge

the edge (overlapping) part of a tatami mat

half lap joint between parallel boards

mid-life crisis

riding breeches; jodhpurs

biscuit joint

dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence

workplace; place of work

absorbability; absorbency

impressionist

archive

labour contract (labor)

legal holiday; bank holiday

forensic research

cami-knickers

aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper

banking

corporate governance

compliance (with laws and regulations); regulatory compliance

prosaic person; person of an unromantic turn of mind; philistine

the average Joe; the man in the street

inner part of a tatami mat

style of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines, often used in seals, crests, etc.

mixture of both culture and vulgarism; mixture of both literary and colloquial (language)

grey wall covering material (gray)

all the worldly matters

the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)

barbershop talk

being wounded in mind and body