Vocabulary

dismissal on the grounds of unsuitability; dishonorable discharge

dynamical system

expressway; motorway; freeway; controlled-access highway

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

prenatal diagnosis; prenatal screening

information society

World Health Organization; WHO

gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass

to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start

disappearance (longer than one year after an accident or disaster); missing and presumed dead

the said line; the same line

to work too well (of a punishment, reprimand, etc.); to be too much (for someone); to have a stronger effect than intended

systematic; methodical; scientific

sword tester (Edo period); executioner

Republic of Korea; South Korea

something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead

seasoning (cookware); baking a protective layer of oil onto the surface of cookware

applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating

male office worker who does not go straight home after work (but instead hangs around bars, cafés, pachinko parlours, etc.)

heatstroke; heat prostration

to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly

colon-equal assignment operator (:=)

Governor of the Bank of Japan

thickly (of whipped eggs, cream, etc.; such that it leaves a trail or forms soft peaks); stickily; becoming thick and foamy (of soap suds)

skipping a port (due to bad weather, etc.); omitting a (scheduled) port call

weekly candlestick

yearly candlestick

monthly candlestick

chart

vice-president of a political party

being friend-zoned; being regarded by someone as a nice person but not as a potential romantic partner

monthly candlestick chart

State of the Union address (US)

nothing comes from nothing

being an involved party; degree to which one is involved (in a matter); degree to which one is affected (by an issue); (degree of) involvement; (degree of) connectedness; relevancy (to one)

harmony and courtesy in a marriage

turning around to look (at); looking back (at)

looseness and tension

(idle pursuit of) pleasure

flattering words; flattery