Vocabulary

altruism

broodmare (horse breeding)

broodmare (horse breeding)

consumer society

arm lifter (on a turntable); tonearm lifter

tweeter (loudspeaker)

betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting

proficiency; skill; experience

consumer electronics; home appliances

store (house) detective; security (officer)

upside down

legal system

large fish

itinerant laborer; migrant worker

militia

common law

civil law (legal system); continental law

religious law

talking a lot; talkative person

Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)

densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy

shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid

artificial insemination by donor

artificial insemination by sperm from husband

secretiveness

early symptom

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD

atheroma

choroid; chorioid; choroid coat

age-related macular degeneration; AMD; ARMD

pulmonary artery

occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers

sleep apnea syndrome; SAS

inflammatory bowel disease; IBD

diseases specified by the Japanese government as being worrisome, having no known treatment and of unknown causes

dura; dura mater

love hotel

flustered person; hasty person

under construction