Vocabulary

pre-babyboomers (children born between 1943 and 1946 in Japan)

very narrow

ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps

you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)

media worker

please be aware (that ...); please note (that ...); please understand (that ...)

available products (in a particular store); products on offer

the trouble is ...; to make matters worse; troublingly

Watch Your Head

pro-code (use of traditional programming languages to create applications; as opposed to low-code or no-code)

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere; to go to waste

twin paradox (thought experiment)

slices of kamaboko served with grated wasabi

open-air veranda with thin boards running the length of it

ruling over (one's land, territory, etc.)

possessing (a territory, land, etc.); ruling over; managing

calm (of mind); at ease

associate judge; associate justice

reference price

name-brand item; name-brand goods; product made by a well-known company

digital display

short sides of a rectangle

(wooden) support

something one can poke fun at; something worthy of ridicule; inconsistency

delivery charge; shipping fee

neither good nor bad

reminiscent of the good old times; nostalgia-inducing

cutting machine; cutter

trademark holder

roller cutter

surface treatment

base price; benchmark price

adjectival

fine motor skill; fine motor movement

gross motor skill; gross motor movement

extraposition

conjugation denoting volition (in Japanese)

demonstrative adjective