Vocabulary

dialectic; dialectics

extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity

iron hammer

apparent noon; true noon

apparent noon; true noon

nautical twilight

civil twilight

astronomical twilight

ocean view (room, etc.); view of the ocean

two locks (e.g. on bicycles)

bicycle parking place

secession (esp. in art, architecture, etc.)

shin kaya; imitation kaya; any kind of cheaper wood that resembles kaya, used for go and shogi boards

drawing of a character in a standing pose (in video games)

wind in the fields

to grow older (than expected); to advance in age

Japanese restaurant (outside of Japan)

uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

knife sharpener

all; everyone; everybody

to grow older (than expected); to advance in age

tool sharpener (esp. knives)

ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level

16th-century Jesuit-founded Japanese college

humorous flavour; something comical

arraignment; plea (of guilty or not guilty)

astomatous

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

gurgling; babbling; murmuring (stream, brook, etc.)

murmuring (stream, brook, etc.); gurgling; babbling

calcaneus; calcaneum; heel bone

geomorphic agent; agency of geophysical change

with a grin; showing a devilish smile

rare case; outlier

Kayan people

agricultural economics; agronomics

advertising jingle; song used in a commercial

historical background

training (branches in horticulture)

perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength