Vocabulary

diagonally opposite

female principal; headmistress

instant glue (from brand name Aron Alpha); cyanoacrylate

daddy's girl; daddy's boy

public announcement (in a department store, etc.); announcement over an (indoor) public address system

being the sole winner; beating everyone else

administrative affairs

taiga; boreal forest

kaluga (Huso dauricus); river beluga

Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi)

dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)

crocodile; alligator; crocodilian

marriage

buffer; shock absorber; damper unit

dye retardant

relaxation method

relaxation time

chronology

knitted fabric; crocheted fabric

karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading

cryptobiosis

inheritance; something given or received

way of dealing with someone; attitude

dosimetry

fibroblast

fibroadenoma

fibroma

pilus; fimbria

corpus striatum; striatum

x-ray diffraction

beta ray

eating; having a meal

shade tree

vehicle larger than a light motor vehicle (subject to automobile registration and tax)

thin strip of bamboo

bamboo gun (toy)

frog spawn; frogspawn

youngest sister

usual diet

dish of spicy boiled pork, usu. served with slices of cucumber