Vocabulary

Alabama

Arizona

Indianapolis

Wisconsin

Mississippi

Wyoming

Des Moines

glutinous rice with vegetables, esp. wild plants

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

folding into four; quarto

leaven; levain

comparative religion

the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law

foreign aid; international aid

hand sanitizer

sutra; holy writings; holy

bulimia nervosa

megastore

megastore; superstore

comparative mythology

antagonism

snuff film; snuff movie

chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

school admission category

designated school recommendation; recommendation for admission from a school designated by the university

designated school; priority admission school (for a university)

designated school; priority admission school (for a university)

admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)

entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)

quota (for applicants, personnel, etc.); capacity

warmth of the spring sun

standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

palaeography; paleography

bulbus glandis; knot (of a canid penis)

Japanese-style squat toilet

Western-style toilet; sitting toilet

wide-leg pants

business operator; entrepreneur

itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)