Vocabulary

both in quality and quantity

moped bike; scooter

to manipulate; to pull strings; to devise a mechanism

carp cooked in miso soup

downloader

lost thirty years; lost decades; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991

to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted

yourself

(in the) midst of the grass; shadow of the grass

missing link

small amount; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

smoke removal; smoke suppression

cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, baseball, etc.); left-hand-low grip (for right-handed players)

sorry; excuse me

Delbard (rose variety)

lichen planopilaris; lichen pilaris; keratosis pilaris; follicular keratosis; chicken skin

photobomb

decoy (bird)

hythergraph; climograph

when I think of it; looking back on it; in retrospect

envelope (of a hot air balloon)

birthday cake

to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame

wide (open); gapingly; agape

subsidy; incentive; bounty

gross margin; gross profit margin

horned (of an animal); antlered; cornute

dried aconite root (used in traditional Chinese medicine); monkshood

pre-ejaculate; pre-cum; Cowper's fluid

rump; butt flesh

scrotum; balls

attack at the moment an opponent recovers from a knockdown; okizeme

Christmas holiday; Christmas vacation

what a blessing; how fortunate; thank goodness

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

to step back; to retire

to be humiliated; to be disgraced; to be put to shame; to suffer an insult

fully; thoroughly

solid writing; close writing; writing without spaces

something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people