Vocabulary

derived type; subform

slip stitch; blind stitch

sandcastle; sand castle

civic center; community center

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

agemochi; deep-fried rice cake

electricity pylon; transmission tower

adversarial system

inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system

middle guard (battle formation)

disposition of troops; battle formation

disposition of troops; battle formation

court-initiated fact discovery

isba (Russian log hut); izba

Maslenitsa (Slavic folk festival)

to rise (of the bid price at an auction)

rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria)

to trip (over one's own feet); to stumble

elaborately designed

point-blank shot; close-range shot

very close range; close quarters

living a lavish lifestyle; ivory chopsticks and jade cups

underpass; underground crossing

birth flower (flower associated with the month of one's birth)

high-speed rail (esp. in China); rapid (rail) transit

person in charge of implementation; executor; enforcer

executioner

structured (e.g. information); integral (e.g. knowledge); systematic

water wave

rice and millet

Oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)

slight bow

to relieve one's fatigue (e.g. by resting)

previous prime minister (immediately preceding the incumbent); former prime minister; ex-premier

moxibustion

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

next door; neighbouring residence

disaster assistance fund; disaster relief fund; disaster aid fund

mommy brain; mummy brain; mental dullness in new mothers

broken bridge