Vocabulary

retransmission

modern music

automotive industry

amount of trade; trade volume

unpaid overtime

putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

labor shortage (labour)

fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant

depreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar

protective plate

acrylic plate; acrylic board

open source (software, etc.)

shaving

chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper

bulgur

namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

compound

night duty; night shift

priestcraft (Book of Mormon)

ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck

express parcel delivery

redelivery

vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)

new experience

sexual discrimination; sexism

US military base

educational standards

cultural facilities (art galleries, tea rooms, etc.)

organically produced vegetables

magazine article

magazine journalist

Grammy Award

securities industry

usage time; utilization time

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

private high school

public high school

family vacation; family trip

consenting opinion

limited express train