Vocabulary

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

two-front war

to make a typo; to type the wrong character

norm of reciprocity

finishing early (e.g. work, a game)

holing; going in the hole

entering elementary school a year later than others

shear pin

sheer (fabric)

meditator; meditation practitioner

merchant house employee; tradesman

guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)

technical rally; retracement

seashore dweller; fisherman

smartphone game

flammagenitus; pyrocumulus cloud; fire cloud

firestorm

firestorm

pyrocumulonimbus (cloud)

insomnia

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

Loeys-Dietz syndrome; LDS

Loeys-Dietz syndrome; LDS

min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability

semi-sweet (wine)

child

tandem rotor (helicopter)

adding equipment (esp. rolling stock); increase

punish savage China

entertaining movie; entertaining film

night work (in the entertainment business or sex industry)

daytime work (as opposed to work in the nighttime entertainment business or sex industry)

privately-held company

procedures to determine the points at issue; pre-trial mutual disclosure and discussion of the points of contention

unlisted company (on a stock exchange)

atmospheric-corrosion resistant steel; weathering steel

cherry blossom viewing drinking party

targeted killing

dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)

tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances