Vocabulary

mame mochi; rice cake pounded with steamed black soybeans

mustard powder

sapropel

first strong wind of autumn

snow-melting agent

slotted grating; perforated plate; slotted drain cover

cosmic horror; Lovecraftian horror

arc minute; minute of arc

stone-built storehouse

electric shower; self-heating shower head

court dance performed by children

nectar guide; pollen guide; flower guide

trading unit (of shares)

putting all of one's attribute points into a single stat (e.g. in an RPG)

rotator cuff

opening act; introductory part

first-mover advantage

paracord; parachute cord

vast knowledge; extensive knowledge

ducktail (hairstyle)

tablature

flourishing (of business); success; prosperity

apparent diameter

thermal spraying; metallisation

area of solid colour (color)

children's game of catching bamboo spatulas on the back of the hand

toll; transit fee

iron coin

deformation; anomaly; abnormality; variation

nine-headed dragon

mokumokuren; spirit that appears as rows of eyes (usu. on a shōji)

carlator (escalator with baskets)

historical tale; historical talk; historical essay

ouija board; spirit board; talking board

Korean raspberry (Rubus crataegifolius)

Rubus microphyllus (raspberry species)

metalloid; semimetal

metalloid; semimetal

magnetic charge

electric flux