Vocabulary

person who won't act without being told to; person who waits to be told what to do

to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through

ousia

beneficiary

too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable

girly; girlish

point; tip; sharp end; peak

cadence (in cycling); pedalling rate

historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography

women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin

searchability (e.g. of data, documents); retrievability

birth of a deity or Buddha as a human being; descent into this world

neural circuit; neural pathway

(Japanese person) obsessing over foreign cultures (esp. Western) to the point of considering them superior; wannabe foreigner; wannabe Westerner

person who craves attention and approval from others; attention seeker; clout chaser

ascension

cute and popular with the opposite sex (esp. of a woman's appearance or fashion); attractive and cute

being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked

yakuza using a legitimate business as a front

sasadango; rice dumpling made with mugwort and red bean paste steamed in a bamboo leaf

chocolate vine (Akebia trifoliata); three leaf akebia

Aleutian ragwort (Senecio cannabifolius)

Eutrema tenue (wasabi species)

National Health Insurance evasion (using a false employment status)

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

cat's claw herb (Uncaria rhynchophylla)

expanded azalea (Rhododendron dilatatum)

thank you

master key; passkey; skeleton key

reproductive toxicity; reprotoxicity

reproductive toxicity; reprotoxicity

begging the question (rhetorical fallacy); petitio principii

matchmaking photo; photograph to be shown to a prospective marriage partner

bibliobattle; game in which players present a book and the participants choose the one they want to read the most

hostility towards people close to oneself (family, associates, etc.); bearing hatred for one's peers

tribal society

nodding doll; bobblehead

to intertwine (e.g. fingers); to entangle

light crimson; rose pink

wet nurse (esp. for nobility)