Vocabulary

throwing stones

land for rent

apocryphal sutra (composed in China or Japan)

head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect

Osaifu Keitai; RFID smart card system built into mobile phones, used for contactless payments, personal identification, etc.

newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

(dental) floss

mushroom gathering

patent thicket; patent cluster

lot distribution; partial completion of a stock order

going-out-of-business sale; closing-down sale

individual company; each company

trunk (of a car); boot; luggage space; cargo compartment

undernutrition; undernourishment; malnutrition; poor nutrition

blue moon

deep-fried wheat gluten

attachment disorder

dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple

Barnum effect; Forer effect

something handed down (usu. an order)

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

Minister of Finance; Treasurer

person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)

Japanese sweet eaten with koicha

old map; antique map

making (something) free of charge; dispensing with fees

making (something) free of charge; dispensing with fees

patronymic; patronym

dispatch; sending

tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer

Internet police

shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie

taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

container for growing seedlings; seedbed; sowing bed

pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer

container for growing seedlings; seedbed; sowing bed

frivolous, flighty woman; good-time girl

jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus); yam bean; Mexican turnip

soba given to one's new neighbors after moving in