Vocabulary

individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article

monophthong; simple vowel

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

local produce

delay in payment

nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine

Belle de Jour (novel, film)

daylight

pillared corridor

fiddler crab (esp. species Uca arcuata)

junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet

tidal energy

long vowel

aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood

ratio of direct to indirect taxes

one's own account (of something); account one got (heard) from someone at first hand

grip

binding margin; gutter; seam allowance

soused mackerel; vinegared mackerel

(volcanic) mud flow

enemy ship

enemy (soldier)

sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

subletting and subleasing

rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)

technique of throwing one's opponent by pushing his chest while holding his thigh; thigh-grabbing push down

retaining wall; sheathing

guts; abdomen; belly

thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)

same axle

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; being single; unmarried person

udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

independent fishing boat

pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables

dose of medicine to be taken only once

dose of medicine to be taken only once; medicine ordered for a single use

violence within a (student) sect; internal strife

knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; fetters

rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

daily trial balance sheet