Vocabulary

(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

amateurish and haughty way of doing business

buy-in

showdown

person obsessed with (worrying over) COVID-19

to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man

Cornish (language)

liquid chromatography

tool palette; toolbox

to walk with a cane

fillet tonkatsu; tonkatsu made from pork fillet

loin tonkatsu; tonkatsu made from pork loin

tonkatsu covered in a sweet-sour sauce

conditional operation (i.e. departure) of a flight, etc. that might end up diverted due to bad weather

entitlement

to swell up (by soaking in water); to become soft; to become soggy; to become sodden; to macerate

with a creak; creakily

butter oil; clarified butter

preservation society; conservation society

cultural landscape

cultural asset

historical city

animal product; livestock product

local (TV or radio) personality; local entertainer

freelancer (esp. one that works in more than one industry)

voluntary organization; volunteer group

whole ship

to form a faction; to band together

rise in prices

pig

unfortunate but expected; harsh but fair

model shop (selling model trains, etc.); model store

running as a punishment (e.g. during baseball practice)

intensive defense practice

photograph giving only an impression of something; concept image

marine transport; sea freight; shipping

eco-friendly

Nagasaki dish of tonkatsu, spaghetti and buttered rice

extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight

devious mind; sinister thinking; scheming