Vocabulary

all-out conflict; full-scale confrontation

hypothetical; theoretical; presumptive

liberation front

national leader; leader of a nation; state leader

house of representatives; legislative assembly; chamber of deputies

national currency; domestic currency; local currency

debt relief; debt forgiveness; debt cancellation; waiver of obligation

macroeconomy; macro economy

privilege escalation

female singer-songwriter who typically uses an acoustic guitar

staphylococcus

mulberry leaf tea

okyūto; dish of boiled egonori formed into gel strips, specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture

tertiary layer; tertiary formation

play; playing; game

large gate (to a castle); front gate

play performed exclusively by women

closing years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration (1850s-1860s); Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration

unintentionally; inadvertently; without trying to; naturally; artlessly

to bring to a boil; to make seethe

vigorous erection; standing stiffly; sticking out; being rock-hard

melon seed

development machine; experimental machine

to boil; to bring to a boil

bolting

bolting

coonstriped shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus); humpback shrimp

maltster

absolute ego

unidentified anomalous phenomena; UAP

too pitiful to look at; shocking to look at; miserable; wretched

petal; flower petal

feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch

irrelevant; vague; beside the mark; elusive; not to the point

buyer (person employed to purchase goods for someone else); purchasing agent

Basque cheesecake

Basque cheesecake

Basque cheesecake

curry restaurant; curry house; curry shop

free kick