Vocabulary

Ainu dispute settlement through discussion

both governments

puffing; chugging

nemophila

wars

halloumi (cheese)

language isolate

role language

war

forced unpaid part-time work (e.g. must work until sales quota is reached)

unpaid overtime by part-timers

nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8pm)

all things have the Buddha nature

all things have the Buddha nature

sweet; sugary

burnt to a crisp

to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

lot production

lot number

broth; soup (esp. miso soup)

proportion of one's income spent on one's dog

military nerd; war nerd

military nerd; war nerd

fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

one's emotional state; one's mood

fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

Paris Fashion Week

violence; force

profiting by escaping (from punishment, payment, etc.)

going to save; reinforcing (e.g. troops)

obese body; corpulent physique

below the knee

above the knee

going downstream in a boat

International Nurses Day (May 12)

Osaka Metropolis Plan; proposed change of Osaka Prefecture from an urban prefecture to a metropolitan prefecture (like Tokyo) which would result in the abolition of Osaka City

crumb

high-quality buckwheat flour (made only using the center of the grain)

evanescent

closing price (stock-market); closing quotation