Vocabulary

pedometer

horizontal specialization

Japan

puffed food

lean burn

chimera; chimaera

cave

toy

you; buddy; pal

to know one's place

antidepressant

Basic Act on Disaster Management

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

thangka (Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton canvas or silk)

first day of the month (in the lunar calendar)

first day of the month

nipple discharge

variable

Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan

for the whole day; all day

all day

pine moth (Dendrolimus spectabilis)

larva of the pine moth (Dendrolimus spectabilis)

autumn night; fall evening

all night

white bird

limit value; limiting value

to speak brazenly; to never shut up

storytelling

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot

front road; road in front (of a property)

versatile; multi-purpose

washbasin; sink (for washing hands)

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to loosen

glass bowl; glassware

subjugation; attacking; conquering

reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

to return a favor; to pay it back