Vocabulary

fore-and-aft sail

housewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group

housewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group

goral (Naemorhedus spp.)

artificial ice

ice anchor

icebox; ice box

first day of cherry blossoms reaching full bloom; first day in which at least 80% of the somei yoshino cherry blossom has opened (in a specific region or place)

(cherry) blossom front; flower front

(cherry) blossom front; flower front

autumn foliage front; fall foliage front

check it out

check it out yo

check it

grid girl

tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan

eating moderately keeps the doctor away

Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)

angel cake; angel food cake

angel food cake; angel cake

clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs

travel mug; flask

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling

artificial fish reef

artificial reef

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

sound made by a plectrum

saimin (Hawaiian noodle dish)

turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification

semantic satiation

plexor; plessor; percussor

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.)

(mixture of) ground beef and pork

processed meat

restructured meat; restructured steak