Vocabulary

freshness; novelty

long working hours

instant purchase; buying immediately

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

confectionery making

drillmaster; drill instructor

Japanese peanut-based biscuit similar to an amaretti

heat sterilized meat product

Volapük (constructed language)

Charvaka (ancient school of Indian materialism); Lokayata

pink slime; lean finely textured beef; LFTB; boneless lean beef trimmings; BLBT

reconstituted meat; meat slurry

specified risk material; SRM

coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees

base (of a stem, tree trunk, pillar, etc.)

Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China

idly; sluggishly; aimlessly; to no purpose

man who makes his own lunch to take to work

very; extremely

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly

written letters; handwriting

tiger bean; tiger's eye bean

lenticular

social responsibility; social accountability

wholesale supermarket; supermarket catering to businesses

you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair)

uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly

to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other

to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air

anaerosis; lack of breathing

hoof trimming; hoof cutting

oven mitt; oven glove

lumen

Koedo

to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense

oven mitt; oven glove

root vegetable

moderately wealthy person