Vocabulary

waiving (a right); waiver; renunciation

all rooms

underground shopping arcade connected to a station

expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation

flour made from cooked glutinous rice

mochi freeze-dried in the winter air

heavy cruiser

heavy cruiser

communication disorder

being bad at communication; being unsociable

prisoner (of war); captive

leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator

type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period)

round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)

queendom; country ruled by a queen

medium volume; medium scale; moderate size; mid-size

person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer

secret accounts; second set of accounts

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

relative; person to whom one is close

dictionary of Chinese characters

oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

other theories

wale (on the skin); welt; weal

way of walking

explaining an idea; exposition; explanation

indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors

loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit

multiple-system operator; multi-system operator; MSO; operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems

television air time cost (for commercials); broadcast fee

microsiemens

proofroom; proof-reading room; reading room

geisha and maiko

water cannon

water cannon

water cannon

latticed ceiling

incorporating; inserting

extreme unction

extreme unction