Vocabulary

imperfect; incomplete; unsatisfactory

metal sake jug; sake warmer

control valve

Akebono elephant (Stegodon aurorae)

bone tool; horn implement

normal wear and tear; natural wear

semi-made-to-order; semi-custom; semi-tailored

short deadline for payment or delivery; short delivery time; quick delivery

curry restaurant; curry house; curry shop

Chinese restaurant

bombolone (filled donut)

virtually zero (e.g. interest rate); effectively zero; net zero (carbon emissions)

interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in

participation fee; entry fee

according to the circumstances; depending on how things go; if the occasion requires

horror game

front choke

gas-powered airsoft gun

Sparta (ancient Greek city-state)

(temporary) halting of construction work

doze; nap; short sleep

to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt

Yunmen School

convoy system; Japanese economic policy of preventing weaker financial institutions from failing

dab; small plaice

twin pregnancy; twin (fetus)

single pregnancy; monotocous pregnancy

multiple pregnancy; polycyesis

twin pregnancy

without any income; incomeless

unrecognized; unrecognizable

unidentifiable; indiscernible; unrecognizable; indistinguishable

specialist organization

serious injury or illness

osteoarthritis

knee replacement; knee arthroplasty; artificial knee joint replacement

criminal damage

hospital costs; hospital bill

gods of the land; earthly deities

public housing operated by a town; municipal housing