Vocabulary

logogram; logograph

Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)

exclamation mark; exclamation point

to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)

Brachycome (genus of asters, esp. the swan river daisy, Brachycome iberidifolia); Brachyscome

extreme sadist; very sadistic

extreme masochist; very masochistic

midsummer; height of summer

noodle boiler; noodle boiling machine

individual packaging; unit packaging

first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)

brush dyeing

emersion (after an eclipse); egress

calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza

historian of science; science historian

copycat

words of praise; encomium

Nobel laureate; Nobel-Prize winner

prize; reward

prostitution ring

to praise; to extol; to laud

to approve; to agree; to assent; to endorse; to support; to back

lively; merry; gay

rebel; insurrectionist; traitor

malicious intent; inclination for wrongdoing

capital account

digestif

cost of capital

wage rate; rate of pay

poster; placard; notice

dish dressed with sesame sauce

buying; purchasing; stocking up on

noble class; nobility

-maker (e.g. ice-maker)

water supply pipe inlet/outlet (esp. on standpipes and dry risers)

waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship)

savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough

decorated with gold

brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller

adoption; acceptance; confiscation