Vocabulary

Suigetsukai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party formed in 2015 by members previously not part of any faction); Ishiba faction

Hosoda faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai

Nikai faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Shisuikai

Kishida faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kōchikai

Ishiba faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Suigetsukai

Ishihara faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai

World War I (1914-1918); WWI

star map; star chart

northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)

southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)

bunkafu; tablature notation system used for shamisen music

guaranteed minimum income

shipping container

shipping container

Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group

February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt

to cut off and throw away

thickly (filled with smoke or steam)

Cyperus nipponicus Franch. et Savat. (grass species)

insurer number

galactic empire (in science fiction)

lead monoxide; lead(II) oxide

yellow release liner

blue release liner

medieval Latin

illegal fishing

unreasonably strict school rules

argument (on Twitter, etc.)

retreat (e.g. from life); seclusion

jumping ability; jumping power

semi-medium driving license; license to drive small-medium trucks, etc.

optical

laser gun

sequence of tenses

privacy policy

vulture fund; fund that buys distressed stocks at low prices and sells for a profit

Malvaceae (family of mallows)

Onagraceae (evening primrose family)

Iridaceae (iris family)

Papaveraceae (poppy family)