Vocabulary

middle class; bourgeoisie

early afternoon

to raise (one's voice)

rectangle; oblong

intuition; instinct; hunch

rectum

yearbook; almanac; annual

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

annual interest rate

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; end of life vehicle

unsold items; leftovers; remainders; remnants

white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; white glow

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke

squad leader; group leader; team leader

market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel

handsome man

beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon; hair salon

necessary condition; requirement

surface; outer layer

out of stock; sold out

product name; name of an article

clumsy; awkward; unskillful

foreign matter; impurities

rot; decay; erosion

weathering

correspondence; exchange of letters

plain; moor; prairie

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

to close; to shut

separate volume; extra issue

irregularity; abnormality; anomaly

arrangement