Vocabulary

command of Japanese; proficiency in Japanese

loop (on a watch strap); keeper

spiral curl on the head of a statue (symbolic of enlightenment)

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use to one's advantage

slow-descent device (for evacuating tall buildings)

to start pestering (someone); to pick a fight (with); to start giving (someone) a hard time

canopy bed; canopied bed; duchesse bed

washi tape

foot cream

robot mop

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

early in the morning; early-morning

centenarian

rug one steps onto from the foyer

pitbull (dog breed)

diffusion of innovation theory; diffusion of innovations theory

stockpiled materials; stockpiled supplies

staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage

voiced bilabial stop; voiced bilabial plosive

apical consonant; apical; apex

denti-alveolar consonant

laminal consonant; laminal

linguadental consonant

virtual assistant; AI assistant

personal assistant

cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)

local vegetables; locally grown vegetables

Hiroshima cabbage (var. of Chinese cabbage)

watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)

history museum

rear side; rear; back

pouch of Douglas; rectouterine pouch

rectouterine pouch; pouch of Douglas

local history museum

voiced bilabial plosive; voiced bilabial stop

flapping about; waving around; fluttering; waggling (e.g. one's tongue)

new bond; new issue; newly issued bond

Vocaloid; singing voice synthesis software, or a humanoid persona voiced by such software

daily interest; daily rate