Vocabulary

gross margin ratio

passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing

change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change

degradation over time; time-related deterioration

passing of time; age

sutra-reading time (in morning and evening)

Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)

person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko

anonymous partnership; silent partnership; anonymous association

spotlight bulb (e.g. in interior lighting)

tentative reservation

southerly breeze

new creation; new invention; new production; new breed

attending cram school

drilling; hole punching

polysulphone; polysulfone

standstill

National Critical Technology

cucumber kimchi

hair transplant

hair replacement surgery; hair transplantation surgery

osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk

moderator; host; chairman

attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation

moleskin

slope stabilization

pawnshop

adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)

tax-inclusive pricing

tax-exclusive pricing

point of compromise; common ground

heated vegetables; warm vegetables

dual corporate tax system

hallux valgus; bunion

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; punching down (dough); emptying (an aerosol can)

formative experience (from one's youth)

terminal care

exceptional item; extraordinary product

camera shake

temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker