Vocabulary

first seven days of the year

15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)

ski bus (bus that transports people to and from a ski resort)

short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back

sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

small butterfly

power factor

cineast; someone who works in the movie industry

defrosting; defrost; defogging

feudal decree; edict by a daimyo

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

Hadean; Hadean eon

dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms

double-hung window; sash window

double-hung window; sash window

top-hinged swinging window

top-hinged window shutter (often held open with a pole)

peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window

observation window

quality of a fabric or cloth; texture of a fabric

louvre window; jalousie window

louvered window

louver window; louvre window

declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead

breast pocket

Mao jacket; Mao suit

artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather

animal print; animal print fabric

erect nipples visible through clothing

yakishime chinaware; high-fired unglazed ceramics

investment strategy

rule of thumb

breast pocket

sweetfish sushi; ayu sushi; belly of sweetfish salted, pickled and served on rice

lactic fermentation; lactic acid fermentation

spiny lebbeid (Lebbeus groenlandicus)

spiny water nymph (Najas marina); spiny naiad; holly-leaved naiad

thin omelette

thin omelette cut into strips