Vocabulary

chronic thyroiditis; Hashimoto's disease

carrom (tabletop game)

it's not my fault; this red face is the alcohol's fault

kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw

cultivation (of plants); culturing

half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity

dodgeball

salt; (strong) saltiness

six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes

gut-brain connection; gut-brain axis

dollar-cost averaging

time variance

accumulated stock investment plan

air cell; air battery

person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance); special relative

famous product; widely known (local) specialty

mixture; impurities

central city; major city (in a region)

rokumi-gan (patent medicine)

quasi-public goods

to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason

article (in a collection, etc.); piece

to sell at a loss

doing in unison; doing together; doing en masse

Pandanus (genus of monocots)

picnic; eating outdoors

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

time when slow music is played for cheek-to-cheek dancing

timidity; cowardice; courage of a flea

pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius); pandan leaf

somehow; for some reason (or other)

vivid crimson

Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)

artificial photosynthesis

extremely hard; rock solid; super stiff

climate crisis

capital gains

playbook

international couple; transnational couple; couple with different nationalities

variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC