Vocabulary

chain store

world's first; first in the world

stout; dark beer; porter's ale

grandniece; grandnephew

positive polarity; straight polarity

negative polarity

pulse width; pulsewidth

cathode; positive pole; positive electrode

visualization; rendering visible (e.g. a problem); digitization

family members; members of the household

housing assistance

balance of margin transaction; balance (of a stock) bought on margin

mid-life crisis

extremely; greatly; exceedingly; very

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already

to make (a thundering sound); to let resound

homosexuality; interest in the same sex

with a snap; (break) cleanly

determination; decision

intelligent; wise; sagacious; clever

from now on

to sulk; to be peevish

detailed; clear

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded

unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined

man'yōgana written in kaisho or gyōsho style

in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger

in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and the index and middle fingers

broken stone monument

changing direction (esp. of a ship); turning

in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style

Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period); Sonen school; Shorenin school

end of a brush-stroke

No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited

to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.)

irrumatio (fellatio wherein the majority of movement is performed by the fellatee); face-fucking

twig used in grafting; budwood

aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet)