Vocabulary

bamboo nail (spike, peg, etc.)

onigiri with shrimp tempura filling

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least

in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least

exile

ugly man

gerontocracy

roof terrace; roof deck

try-hard award; consolation prize

Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum); tulasi; thulasi; tulsi

holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum); tulasi; thulasi; tulsi

to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)

electromagnetic hypersensitivity; EHS; electro-sensitivity; electrohypersensitivity

antilopine kangaroo (Macropus antilopinus); antilopine wallaroo; antilopine wallaby

eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus); great grey kangaroo; Forester kangaroo

banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus); munning

Proserpine rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone)

western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus); black-faced kangaroo; mallee kangaroo; sooty kangaroo

brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata); small-eared rock-wallaby

whiptail wallaby (Macropus parryi); pretty-faced wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby

big-character poster (in China); large-print wall newspaper

streptococcus

assimilation; incorporation

rickshaw puller; rickshawman

to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market

oil dripping

komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second

ladder

forcing move; kikashi

4-5 point; 5-4 point; takamoku

arbor facing a spring (arbour)

pyramidal roof; polygonal roof

fast go

kabuki curtain, usu. of three coloured panels

attitude control