Vocabulary

thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

boned white fish boiled in salted water

top part of the head that is shaved from the forehead to the crown (on chonmage hair styling)

Edo-period inspection of rice plants

inspection; audit

pentatonic scale

metanephros; third stage of kidney development

saber-toothed tiger (sabre)

gladiator

second class carriage

photographic image; photograph of a painting or resembling a painting

next summer

prairie dog (Cynomys sp.)

capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris); greater capybara

old dog

mutually contradictory

safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent

emergency and critical care centre (center)

corotron (electrostatic charging device using a corona discharge)

shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb

post-mortem certificate

childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave

joint signatures

the (above-mentioned) authorities; police (from said station)

property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)

blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting

blogger; blog writer

patient and relatives

futsal (form of 5-a-side soccer)

clipboard

placenta accreta

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood

card to be read (e.g. in hyakunin isshu karuta, iroha karuta)

kick the can (children's game)

honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name

entering a temple; visiting a temple

the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect

images drawn or painted on fusuma

creating a garden; landscape gardening