Vocabulary

to face the truth

de facto marriage; common-law marriage

Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

each juncture; each turning point

revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)

revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

development; revitalization

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)

neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie

a long time (since the last time)

last in, first out; LIFO

first in, first out; FIFO

first out

first in

supportive care; supportive therapy

definitive therapy

health care professional; medical worker

palliative care

multidisciplinary therapy

traditional Japanese engagement ceremony

one-pot meal of spring onions and tuna

grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming

strongish; somewhat strong

thinnish; somewhat narrow

for the general public; for the general market

popular; general (public)

omen; sign; notice; indication

time of the crime

time of death

levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

tough; stiff; hard

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

patent agency

patented article or articles; patented invention

gas heater; gas fire

cream cheese

particle that attaches to a phrase and acts on the whole phrase

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

random; aimless

fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value