Vocabulary

Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)

Meiji University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Rikkyo University, Chuo University, and Hosei University (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)

Daito Bunka University, Tokai University, Asia University, Teikyo University and Kokushikan University (or Kokugakuin University) (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)

vaginal tablet

child who is very close to their grandfather

notification of one's change of address

inferior double-sided shape; incomplete chow that may be completed by one of eight tiles of two types, two of which tiles are already consumed by the hand's pair; tile pattern composed of a complete chow and an additional tile of its lowest or highest rank (e.g. 3345 or 3455)

bulging shape; tile pattern composed of a complete chow and an additional tile of its middle rank (e.g. 3445)

phishing email; fraudulent email

evening shift

imperial court; Japanese Imperial Court

dynastic era

outside a fort

inside a fort

disguising a product's country of origin (e.g. by exporting via a third country)

mouth-watering chicken (Chinese dish of steamed chicken with a spicy sauce)

server outage (e.g. in an online game)

sporting event held without spectators (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic)

online drinking party; drinking party using a video platform (Skype, Zoom, etc.)

symptomatic person; person who exhibits symptoms (e.g. of an infectious disease); person with suspected infection

open-back headphones

fast bowline (knot)

start of a period (esp. financial); beginning of a term

skill stop (slot machines)

number; numeral

short press (of a button)

studying online (esp. at a foreign university)

Kung Pao chicken

closed-back headphones

Fusa (former province located in present-day Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures)

server outage; server failure; server crash

server outage; server failure; server crash

Chichibu (former province located in present-day Saitama Prefecture)

Keno (former province located in present-day Tochigi and Gunma prefectures)

outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity); shock advertising

cute voice

marriage acceptance certificate; certification that the local government office has received notification of a marriage

requiring a check; needing to be checked out; being a must-see

literary girl; book-loving girl; bookworm girl

Chinatown (Edo period)