Vocabulary

limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence

rock cave; rock cavern

magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe

clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together

trolling

main point and details

fish floss; finely shredded and seasoned fish

goblin

dried boiled rice

dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)

(in-person) meetup (of members of an online community); IRL meetup; offline get-together; offline gathering

conjecture; guess

property accumulation savings

asset formation

(workers) asset formation

handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound

handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound

(male-to-female) crossdresser; transvestite; drag queen

ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

pussy (i.e. female genitals)

slalom

mechanical engineering

biotechnology

electrical engineering

civil engineering

electronics engineer

civil engineer

transient life; ephemeral existence

acronym; initialism

bureau; office building

oral tradition; legend; folklore

bulkhead; barrier

appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)

censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

fault-tolerance

thermal efficiency

load balancing; load sharing; load distribution

captivity

spy; secret agent