Vocabulary

tower-shaped wooden talisman

relics; relic

Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)

wholesale price

rural community development; rural community activation

rural community development; rural community activation

adjustment

quantity adjustment

spray curing; curing of newly-poured and slightly hardened concrete

(geographical) feature (natural or man-made); object; entity

Panama Papers

Panama Papers

near-light speed; sub-light speed; speed approaching light

gynoid; fembot; female android (esp. in science fiction)

landscaping; beautification

area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact

con game; confidence game; confidence trick

congagement; containment and engagement (in foreign affairs)

passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn; two people picking up the same bone fragment with chopsticks at the same time

silk crepe; crinkled silk

passing food from one person's chopsticks to another's (a breach of etiquette)

produce grown outdoors (vegetables, flowers, etc.)

fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors

drawing back; stepping back; retreating

vegetables grown outdoors

Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food

Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food

limited edition sale; limited sale

pasturing (e.g. cattle); turning loose (to graze)

foreshock

Indian working abroad; overseas Indian

raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts

raised floor storehouse; granary built on stilts

raised-floor architecture; stilt architecture

art works, traditional artifacts and antiques; artistic handicrafts; decorative art

replotting; land substitution

land replotting plan; replotting plan

Land Improvement Act

allocation of replotted land; government acquisition of land by substitution or compensation

reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses