Vocabulary

social security number (USA); SSN

taxpayer identification number (in the US, Germany, etc.)

humid climate

toothbrush

maximalist

spelling in the original language; spelling in the original script

toothpick

cryosphere

complex plane

three times

column width

line height

dismissal on the grounds of unsuitability; dishonorable discharge

dynamical system

expressway; motorway; freeway; controlled-access highway

prenatal diagnosis; prenatal screening

information society

World Health Organization; WHO

gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass

disappearance (longer than one year after an accident or disaster); missing and presumed dead

the said line; the same line

sword tester (Edo period); executioner

Republic of Korea; South Korea

something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead

seasoning (cookware); baking a protective layer of oil onto the surface of cookware

applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating

male office worker who does not go straight home after work (but instead hangs around bars, cafés, pachinko parlours, etc.)

heatstroke; heat prostration

colon-equal assignment operator (:=)

Governor of the Bank of Japan

skipping a port (due to bad weather, etc.); omitting a (scheduled) port call

weekly candlestick

yearly candlestick

monthly candlestick

chart

vice-president of a political party

being friend-zoned; being regarded by someone as a nice person but not as a potential romantic partner

monthly candlestick chart

State of the Union address (US)

being an involved party; degree to which one is involved (in a matter); degree to which one is affected (by an issue); (degree of) involvement; (degree of) connectedness; relevancy (to one)