Vocabulary

coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro

to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

medical student

didymium

semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status

singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.); singing to one's own accompaniment

egg soup; egg drop soup

accelerated computing

sucking reflex

optical device; optical element

getting tired easily

to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

continuous rain

only recently; just recently; only yesterday

compiler optimization

you (plural)

100 yen

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

potato salad

outlier; abnormal value

self-ionization (e.g. of water); self-dissociation; autoionization; autodissociation

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

liberal democracy

kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity

a little difficult; slightly hard

to be widely recognized; to be famous

well-known face (esp. in a particular area or among a specific group); influential person; big wheel

International Prototype of the Kilogram; IPK

plain; plateau; tableland

clarifying agent; clarificant; clarifier; clearing agent; fining agent

(in) her way; peculiar to her

simultaneous interpreter

dreamcatcher

7000; seven thousand

2,000 yen bill

2,000 yen bill