Vocabulary

file exchange software

file exchange; file swapping; file sharing

copyright holder; copyright owner

specially appointed lecturer (associate professor, etc.)

studying abroad; studying overseas

becoming part of the standard inventory (of a product); becoming popular

Japanese person who has never lived or studied abroad

to colour; to color; to add colour to

trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage

radio-controlled aircraft; RC airplane

carbinol; methanol

happy birthday!

low rent; peppercorn rent

Ceremony for Inheriting the Imperial Regalia and Seals

retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

small chair

blond hair; blonde hair

First Audience after the Ascension to the Throne

negative thinking; pessimism

positive thinking; optimism

abdication ceremony

Ceremony of the Abdication of his Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden State Hall

electric kettle

recipe site; recipe website

for the sake of argument; even if that were true

kimchi hot pot

vacuum pack; vacuum packing

mint chocolate

chocolate fondue

pièce monteé (decoratively shaped dessert)

gianduja (chocolate containing hazelnut paste); gianduia

cocoa polyphenol

sweet bread with three different fillings

dessert beer

super-sweet; sickly-sweet

s'more (sweet snack)

bittersweet; tinged with sadness

cannoli (pastry)

crème de cacao (chocolate liqueur)

gingerbread house