Vocabulary

town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman

senior town administrator (Edo period)

assisting town official (Edo period)

first seven days of the year

15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)

ski bus (bus that transports people to and from a ski resort)

short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back

sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

small butterfly

power factor

cineast; someone who works in the movie industry

defrosting; defrost; defogging

feudal decree; edict by a daimyo

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

to lose one's composure; to lose one's temper

Hadean; Hadean eon

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms

thick (fabric, cloth)

thin (fabric, cloth, paper)

double-hung window; sash window

double-hung window; sash window

top-hinged swinging window

top-hinged window shutter (often held open with a pole)

peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window

observation window

quality of a fabric or cloth; texture of a fabric

louvre window; jalousie window

louvered window

louver window; louvre window

declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead

breast pocket

Mao jacket; Mao suit

artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather

animal print; animal print fabric

erect nipples visible through clothing

yakishime chinaware; high-fired unglazed ceramics

investment strategy

rule of thumb