Vocabulary

competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

after

back

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

(United States of) America; USA

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

developer

discount airline ticket

podcast

weblog; blog

web page; webpage

wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN

graphical user interface; GUI

Spam (canned luncheon meat)

affiliate; affiliation

television program; TV program

Germany

Kobe (city)

Yokohama (city)

Nagoya (city)

Kitakyushu (city)

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

Kawasaki (city)

Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

Chiba (city, prefecture)

Saitama (city, prefecture)

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

Niigata (city, prefecture)

Hamamatsu (city)

route map (for buses, trains, etc.)

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

several minutes; a few minutes

supplement

first challenge; first try

hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso

tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)

attractive body; nice-looking body