Vocabulary

international peace cooperation

gold reserve

neighboring villages

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)

birds

brass button; golden button

gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)

noble gases; rare gases

with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

with a creak; with a squeak

artificial fly; lure

to consult someone; to talk something over

formication; crawling sensation; crispation

retrorocket

unfavourable condition; adverse position

reverse course; reversion

gyūhi-ame; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight

gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage)

to chant; to sing; to recite

(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

how about ...?

indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher

steamed chicken

to shuffle one's feet

sole of the foot

redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

opening and closing; opening and shutting

fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

writing system using unconventional characters and symbols, esp. used by young women in texting

to navigate

titration

defenestration (throwing something or someone out the window)

oculomotor nerve