Vocabulary

chassé (dance step)

poise

counterpoise

nanobiology

nanobiology

draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter)

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

rhabdomyolysis

thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)

thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)

osteogenesis imperfecta

achondroplasia

hypothyroidism

hyperthyroidism

thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin

thyroid hormone

abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field

tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin

Hōkyōin pagoda; pagoda containing a Hōkyōin sutra

serratus anterior muscle

piriformis muscle

mill wrapper; wrapping paper

(another person's) younger sister

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

Asian serviceberry (Amelanchier asiatica); shadberry; juneberry; shadbush; shadblow

reddish grey (colour)

phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)

phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)

substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one

European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

localization; existing only in a certain area

winter moth (Geometridae spp.)

Aralia glabra (species of spikenard)

verification by image (e.g. CAPTCHA); image authentication

silk crepe

dyeing of degummed silk; dyeing of raw silk at the same time as degumming

CAPTCHA (test used to determine whether a computer user is a human or a machine)

comfort

comfort bike

comfort shoes