Vocabulary

roof tile; tiled roof

corbie-step; corbel gable; crowsteps

bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)

norm

mythical Ainu dwarf god

taste (in goods, etc.)

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

flora (e.g. of a region)

sign (of things to come)

oil cake; scrap cake

suffix

gardening; puttering around in the garden

ridge on the side of a sword blade

cut glass; faceted glass

chastity belt

chisel for making dovetail joints

dovetail joint; dovetailing

heave! (sound made while pulling a heavy vehicle)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI

flat-screen TV; flat-panel TV

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

main purpose; primary objective

practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation

self-propulsion

slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing jingisukan

(roll) box pallet

recessive trait; recessive character

toolbar

massage; rub

warm up (e.g. engine)

receipt; coupon; bond; check

bow tie

etalon

Fabry-Perot etalon; Fabry-Perot interferometer

feasibility

six minutes

starting up (e.g. business, computer)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission

(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito