Vocabulary

technical term; (specialist) terminology; jargon

book in specialized field; book in specialised field

leased line; private circuit; private line

private parking place

(sharp) point

kurtosis

apex

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

otter (Lutra lutra)

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period

grid city plan used for the Imperial capital

Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)

(female) masturbation

nerd; incel; chud

regulatory approval of a drug or medical device

spring crop

crops planted in summer

separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)

Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)

Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)

blank power of attorney; carte blanche

spike protein; peplomer

poem by Bai Juyi

government bonds for retail investors

variable interest rate government bonds

interest-bearing government bonds

special donation trust; specified gift trust

river fisher

open time slot; unoccupied time slot

standing firm; holding out

global company; global corporation; multinational company

private ownership; private property

Emmy Award

mistake with an order (at a restaurant, etc.); getting a customer's order wrong

positional goods; status symbol goods

non-positional goods; non-status symbol goods

shitcoin (cryptocurrency with little to no value)

Tony Award

one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go

(shoemaker's) awl