Vocabulary

Thomism (theology of Thomas Aquinas or his followers)

knee-high socks

integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking entrance exams en route

rest mass

rest energy

classical mechanics

curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)

Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)

ring; band; rim

bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)

activation (of software, a device, etc.)

bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow)

stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)

dwelling place of a deity (usu. in reference to a large rock)

fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

archer's bracer; archer's armguard

archer's bracer; archer's armguard

raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)

last month

last month

moon of the 13th day of 9th lunar month

moon-viewing on the 13th day of the 9th lunar month

oyster sauce

private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route

private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; escalator school

corrugated steel (plate); corrugated iron

autologous serum

free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship

announcing the succession to another's stage name

recently; not long ago; for a while recently; all the while recently

Dutch (language)

exhibition of returned works (e.g. from overseas)

Nash equilibrium

departure permit; exit visa

track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event

chicken katsu; chicken cutlet

low; poor; scrawny

boil; blister; pimple

secret character; hidden character