Vocabulary

wearing a face mask solely to avoid upsetting others (during the COVID-19 pandemic); wearing a mask to not stand out

coracobrachialis muscle

taking turns reading out loud

(crime of) opening sealed correspondence

wheelchair basketball

heritage language

resignation under instruction; resigning as advised

tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

having completed no schooling beyond elementary school; elementary school graduate

director of Dewa province

to grow (as a human, etc.) when complimented; to respond better to the carrot than the stick

four-eyes; four-eyed bastard

magic stone (in fiction)

best of the best; the very best

if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest

if you want to hide a leaf, the best place is a forest

chief court musician (ritsuryō system)

first assistant court musician (ritsuryō system)

second assistant court musician (ritsuryō system)

alternate assistant court musician (ritsuryō system)

chief court physician (ritsuryō system)

short pasta; short pasta cuts

hopper crystal; skeleton crystal

nomadology

to go where one's feet take one; to walk aimlessly

certificate of acceptance; certificate of receipt; certification that the government has received a notification (e.g. of marriage or birth)

to be famous; to be well-known; to be prominent

political history

ligament of the glottis

to let one's pen wander; to write freely

lowly IT worker; overworked and underpaid IT professional

mackerel skewer

person strong at collecting and using information

absolutely unforgivable; completely inexcusable

to ablute; to cleanse (spiritually); to repent

displacement between two surfaces

Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)

distributor (of information, content, etc.)

praline

pralin (crushed pralines)