Vocabulary

sacred jar; sacred vessel

flat earthenware dish (used for divination)

pottery clay

items offered to deities (Jōmon period)

codification (into rules); moving to a rule system; regulation

(on a) voluntary basis (as opposed to a legal obligation); unenforced guidelines; voluntary system

probability amplitude (quantum mechanics)

supercontinent

anti-tank rifle

favourite concubine

drug-metabolizing enzyme

seventh

eighth

tenth

clay horse (Kofun and Nara periods)

outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites

fashion leader; fashionista

classifier; discriminator

removal of pubic hair prior to entering nursing care

nitrous oxide anesthesia; laughing gas anesthesia

Bayesian method

Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Bayesian statistics

Gulf of Cambay

coffee bee hawkmoth (Cephonodes hylas); pellucid hawk moth; coffee clearwing

outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites

outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites

tonpei-yaki; teppanyaki dish of pork and vegetables, etc. rolled in an omelette and covered in sauce and mayonnaise

tonpei-yaki; teppanyaki dish of pork and vegetables, etc. rolled in an omelette and covered in sauce and mayonnaise

maternity taxi; taxi service for pregnant women in labor

monadnock; inselberg

expiry date; date of expiration

athleisure

discoidal bead (Kofun period); pierced jade beads

social credit system (China)

upstream process; upper process

bass guitarist who also sings; bassist-vocalist

Scottish terrier (dog breed); Scottie

abortifacient; abortive drug

luggage rack; overhead compartment