Vocabulary

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

to set (sun); to become dark

marbled meat (esp. beef)

currently popular; in fashion; trendy

inkpot; ink bottle

writing from left to right (esp. horizontally)

writing horizontally from left to right

writing horizontally from right to left

rude person; insolent person

Islamic State; IS; Daesh

Islamic state (state where shari'a law is enforced); Islamic country

private-sphere language; language used in every day life; dialect

mushifuda; stripped hanafuda deck consisting of 40 cards

cristobalite

cristobalite

Christian

Christology

Christian Era; CE

Christian church

stats (esp. in sports); statistics

oops

sanda; sanshou; Chinese boxing; Chinese kickboxing

beautiful man and woman; handsome couple

modal verb

modal verb

large tengu; powerful tengu

person who brags about (or prides themselves on) their fishing skill

category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece

small tengu

large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

so; like that

blowfly or green bottle fly larva (oft. used as fishing bait)

powdered mizuame; corn syrup solids; powdered corn syrup

yeast extract

date of manufacture; day of manufacture

pH adjuster

storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions

ingredients; list of ingredients

wheat bran