Vocabulary

militia

common law

civil law (legal system); continental law

religious law

to come to one's senses

nothing but; none other than

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

talking a lot; talkative person

Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)

densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy

shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid

artificial insemination by donor

artificial insemination by sperm from husband

to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

to pour one's heart and soul into

to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

in minute detail

to retort; to turn the tables (on someone)

suddenly (hit); with a slap

out of the question; preposterous

to keep everybody entertained

to withdraw from someone's presence; to leave the room

taking no notice of; paying no attention to

there is no problem; there is no need to go into details

amateurish and haughty way of doing business

in addition to; apart from

secretiveness

early symptom

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD

atheroma

choroid; chorioid; choroid coat

age-related macular degeneration; AMD; ARMD

pulmonary artery

occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers

sleep apnea syndrome; SAS

inflammatory bowel disease; IBD

diseases specified by the Japanese government as being worrisome, having no known treatment and of unknown causes

dura; dura mater

love hotel