Vocabulary

nitrocalcite

moraine

Iceland spar

oilman; oil company owner

keloid

Genji firefly (Nipponoluciola cruciata)

rubellite

zircon

chabazite; chabasite

labradorite; Labrador spar

oligoclase

thorianite

Aquatica lateralis (firefly species)

outsourcing

administration of ear drops; ear dripping

hemeralopia; day blindness

paste made from grilled fish (esp. lizardfish) and sesame (specialty of Ōita Prefecture)

leveling line (establishing horizontality during construction); level string line; leveling string

tree branch used as a charm against evil

Asia-Pacific (region); APAC

Germanophobia

Japanophobia

Americanophobia

ambulance

maternity hospital

germ carrier

madhouse; lunatic asylum; mental hospital

evacuation hospital; clearing hospital

lingering illness; chronic ill health; long-term malaise of uncertain origin

the bends; compressed-air illness; caisson disease

manager's disease

infected area; infected district

air purifier; air filter

auxiliary air bag (balloon, etc.); ballonnet

(aircraft) pilotage; airmanship

changing room

bareboat charter

pants

expressive; with feeling

with a splash; slosh