Vocabulary

partition of an estate (inheritance)

bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

turnover rate (merchandise, capital)

Malabar spinach (Basella alba); Indian spinach

padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)

squid intestines

undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment

hydrarch

simply-connected space

sleeper; lumber girder

resumption of service (train, bus, etc.)

funduscopy; fundus examination; ophthalmoscopy

eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower

regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time

eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower

long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis); old-squaw; hareld; old injun; oldwife

why-why analysis (analytical method for identifying the root causes of a problem)

short communication; short note; concise communication

Brittany

galette (esp. Breton galette)

State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy

second cousin

second cousin

paper cup

having lunch in a toilet cubicle by oneself

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

smoking

exponent

trolling

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction

second cousin

second cousin

third cousin

first cousin once removed

parallel cousins; ortho-cousins

haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

culture of everyday life

Rhododenol; skin-whitening agent that may cause vitiligo-like symptoms

(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly