Vocabulary

leading manufacturer

inland sea; enclosed sea; inlet

elder; elderly person; senior

semi-monopoly; quasi-monopoly

sense organ; sensory organ

fast muscle

fast-twitch muscle fiber; fast muscle fiber

muscle fiber

guardian; custodian; preserver

Murata rifle (Meiji-era single-shot rifle)

carrier; bringer; conveyor; bearer

mahakalpa; great eon

coastal waters; marginal sea

aircraft fabric covering

constrictor (muscle); retractor

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles

ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

high unit cost; high unit price

haustorium

armored horse; armoured horse

governor of Hokkaido

security contracting (against fire, theft, etc.); private security arrangement

eating alone; eating by oneself

point (unit of type measurement)

security firm; security company

Akebia stem (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

swelling; expansion; puffing; inflation; bulking

puffing up (of rice, corn, etc.)

self-fulfilling prophecy

refreshing feeling; feeling of exhilaration

Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)

keeping multiple species of fish (or other aquatic animals) in the same tank; (multiple species) swimming in the same tank

dentifrice; toothpaste

rear; back; behind

rammed-earth construction

rammed earth; pisé (de terre)

training grounds; training area

attaching paramount weight (to); placing utmost priority (on); regarding as the most important

lacto-vegetarian