Vocabulary

International Council for Science; ICSU

International Science and Technology Exposition

Foundation for Advancement of International Science

Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies

pseudohypoparathyroidism

station sign; station nameplate

side platform; marginal platform; single-face platform

correspondence table

regardless of; irrespective of

regardless of; irrespective of

shogi spectator; shogi fan who enjoys watching matches but does not play

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll); changing the exterior parts (e.g. of a product)

good news; favourable information

gifu lantern; elegant egg-shaped paper lantern, usu. with a tassel at the bottom, made in Gifu

chestnut manjū (filled with a paste of red bean and chestnut)

fragment of a historical document; scrap of an old manuscript; piece of an antique record

small; little; tiny

malicious; scheming; black-hearted

bilinear

forbidden gate; heavily guarded gate

parasocial

early access

early access (esp. to a product under development)

resting wings (i.e. a bird taking a break from flying)

wooden vat; wooden tub

one's birth month

self-exile; going into hiding

refilling; repackaging; rebottling

network marketing; multi-level marketing; referral sales plan

criminal abuse of power; crimes committed by public officials in violation of their duties

go away; fuck off; scoot

taking responsibility and committing suicide

Islamic financing; financial transactions and services in accordance with Islamic law

wild pigeon; wild dove

diode laser; laser diode

newborn nursery

returning to one's room (in a hospital; e.g. after surgery)

often; again and again; over and over; repeatedly

large size; L size