Vocabulary

above the knee

going downstream in a boat

Osaka Metropolis Plan; proposed change of Osaka Prefecture from an urban prefecture to a metropolitan prefecture (like Tokyo) which would result in the abolition of Osaka City

crumb

high-quality buckwheat flour (made only using the center of the grain)

closing price (stock-market); closing quotation

erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)

hip (of roof)

evil eye

tigereye; tiger's-eye

military base

leaf apex; tip of the leaf

norovirus

destination (of a delivery); consignee

legal measure; legal action

regular student (undergraduate or graduate)

exchange or research student (as opposed to regular undergraduate or graduate)

Diet session up to the creation of the budget

remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request

Humane King Sutra

Humane King Sutra

both groups; both factions

conjugation table; conjugation chart; declension table

splitting or merging of municipalities

abolishing and establishing

dividing and uniting

exchange and consolidation (of lands)

Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth

oysters cooked in the shell

dried up waterfall; dry waterfall

vortex filament; vortex line

goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple

English Speaking Society; English Study Society; English conversation club

intersection (of sets); common set

relationship; relation

raising dust; dust emission; dust generation

stereo printing; stereoscopic printing

dormitory building; dormitory hall

psychomime; ideophone depicting mental state or sensation