Vocabulary

fishery product

support measures; assistance measures; support plan

export value; value of exports

nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam

maternal and child health notebook; maternity health record book

Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor

king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom

overlock sewing machine

chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish

relative motion

absolute (as opposed to relative) motion

speech mixing words from two languages

electronic intelligence; ELINT

portmanteau word

guide (on a tour, etc.)

suspicious phone call

traditional Okinawan folk music

business slump; slowdown in business activity

mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby

walking upright

hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

Pacific coast

aegis (mythical shield)

honeycomb

honeycomb construction; honeycomb structure

coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.

Italian food

basic mistake; careless mistake

hand, foot and mouth disease; HFMD

import ceiling

accounting department

cross-cultural; comparative culture

practice by repetition; learning by rote

Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

ponzu mixed with grated daikon

distrust; suspicion

foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan

Virgin Mary; Holy Mother