Vocabulary

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

extremely dangerous; full of peril

giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus

neurotic fear of returning home after work; nostophobia

yellowish; tinged with yellow

leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while

scorer (goals, runs, etc.)

General Douglas MacArthur

yellowish; tinged with yellow

whitish

popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)

sociology of religion

ground golf; Japanese sport similar to golf and designed for elderly people

goal difference; goal differential

two-block haircut; undercut-style haircut; k-pop haircut

to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse

pro gamer; professional gamer

cardiac arrest

cessation of breathing; respiratory arrest

pinworm infection; enterobiasis

boring; lame; unfunny

flash memory card

beanbag (often seat-shaped); bean bag

founding father (of a country)

being under the rule of; being under the government of

popular song containing local references (people, attractions, etc.)

main bedroom; master bedroom

Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

town road

a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

assimilation policy

penalty shoot-out; kicks from the penalty mark

customer service smile

Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

aspiration pneumonia