Vocabulary

Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum (variety of azalea)

safety glasses (esp. more fashionable models used in public for protection against pollen, UV rays, etc.)

upper class

apprenticeship

galactorrhea

casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear

government shutdown

deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)

different magazine (esp. by a different publisher); another magazine

medicated bath

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building

disguised contracting; fake subcontract; hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits

little theater; small theater

looking forward to; anticipating

huge rock; massive boulder

lunar rover; Moon rover

lunar rover; Moon buggy

one or two; a few; small number

gym friend; gym buddy

fitness club; gym; fitness center

chalcogen

periodic table of elements

oxygen family element; chalcogen

(induced) oxygenation; treatment with oxygen

livermorium (Lv)

flerovium (Fl)

copernicium (Cn)

feeling of vitality; sense of being alive

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Minister of Agriculture and Commerce

bite-sized cutlet

pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant

financier; investor

pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant

almond flour; almond meal; ground almond

ununbium (Uub)

artificial leather

snakeskin pattern

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

hair loss; baldness; alopecia