Vocabulary

fuel debris (esp. nuclear)

underground economy; black economy

control point; control item

unforeseen misfortune

purple marshlocks (Comarum palustre); swamp cinquefoil; marsh cinquefoil

forked; branched; dichotomous; furcate

to grind up; to grind down; to pound; to crush; to mash; to stamp (ore)

metal fork (used to poke a fire)

barbed metal weapon for catching criminals (Edo period)

barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)

the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)

techniques for arresting criminals; arrest technique

techniques for arresting criminals (Edo period)

pole weapon; polearm

running away from home for a very short time

cherry tomato

archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy

archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy

ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures

dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizō) image

cotton carpet; jute rug

perpetual traveller (traveler); permanent traveller; permanent tourist

(code) refactoring

perpetual traveller (traveler); permanent traveller; permanent tourist

Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)

berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)

shinkansen pear; hybrid nashi developed in Tottori prefecture

Canadian serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis); juneberry; chuckleberry; currant-tree; shadblow; shadbush

yeddo hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica var. umbellata)

Sorbus matsumurana (species of rowan)

alder-leafed whitebeam (Sorbus alnifolia); Korean whitebeam

Le Lectier (var. of French pear)

La France pear (var. of French pear); Claude Blanchet pear

snow pear (Pyrus nivalis)

callery pear (Pyrus calleryana); bradford pear

cerrado pineapple (Ananas ananassoides)

Chinese white pear (Pyrus x bretschneideri); ya pear; pearple

rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); mountain-ash

medlar (Mespilus germanica); common medlar; Crataegus germanica