Vocabulary

flat breaded fish cakes

picture bride

(Japanese) mobile phone with the form of a feature phone but running a smartphone operating system (esp. Android)

regional cuisine; local delicacy

sound drop-out (e.g. in audio equipment)

deluxe

act of terror; act of terrorism

refugee crisis

religious terrorism

DX code

as you please; in any way you like; as you wish

to look stern

muddler; cocktail pestle

achieving over 300 runs, hitting over 30 home runs and stealing over 30 bases in a season

one chance; only opportunity

age verification

Sturmabteilung; SA; Storm Troops; Brownshirts

to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught

to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

picking parts (automobile production line); picking part

spots; speckles; mottles

all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality

transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)

national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)

diquat

intestinal flora; gut flora

radio operator

local fire brigade

local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade

double-hull boat; catamaran

meal with family members eating separate foods

eating only one's favourite food; having an unvarying diet; eating poorly

to close a position

Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1939-1940)

Continuation War (between Finland and the Soviet Union; 1941-1944)

Lapland War (between Finland and Germany; 1944-1945)

golf pro sponsored by the tournament host

female golf pro sponsored by the tournament host