Vocabulary

change of location (address, nursery school, institute, etc.); moving; transfer

one's place of appointment; one's post

selling in person

action movie actor; action star

idea notebook (e.g. used by a comedian)

pyramidalis (muscle)

standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

good advice is harsh to the ear

the reality always falls short of the fame; local specialties rarely taste good

kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji

mocktail; non-alcoholic cocktail

filter cloth

as-shipped (condition); time of shipment; factory (settings)

space-time

to stare at; to glare at

honorary consulate

genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real

space-time continuum

multiverse

world point

caustic surface

multilayer; multilevel

volcano warning

area army (of the Imperial Japanese Army); field army

hindmost; outermost; farthest back

army group

to bend upwards; to warp up

semen; sperm

shithead; bastard

cable lock

(paper) scoring

stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into

second-rate item; imperfect merchandise

go (board game)

ancient Chinese board game similar to go

caprylic acid; octanoic acid

pelting rain; torrential rain; downpour

Udon prefecture (i.e. Kagawa prefecture, famous for its Sanuki udon noodles)

fan-assisted gas heater

offset printing press