Vocabulary

having the right to say

okuri-ippatsu (comp. karuta); taking a card which is read immediately after sending it

trigrade conjugation (of the classical verbs "su" and "ku"); conjugation in which the stem vowel alternates between "i", "u" and "o"

cloth made from wisteria vine fibres

temporal muscle; temporalis muscle

facial reconstruction (in forensics, archeology, etc.)

lying bull statue (oft. rubbed to ease ailments, etc.)

random digit dialing; RDD

random digit dialing; RDD

sleeping a long time; oversleeping

field notebook; surveying notebook

reverse printing; printing only the background

whole fish stuffed with sushi rice

wild vegetable and tofu soup (specialty of Aomori prefecture)

spina bifida

during next week; throughout next week; sometime next week

environmental improvement; environment reform; habitat improvement

auspicious dream; lucky dream

croton oil

rush of blood to the head

wind chart; wind diagram

world map; map

cook; chef

baby doll that acts as a protective talisman for infants

headphone jack; earphone jack

astrobiology

paint can

blood sugar spike

glucose spike

AVIF (file format); AV1 image file format

demigod

descriptive geometry

reward for work; gift (in appreciation of skills, etc.)

water cask

pilot boat

hydromancy; hydromancer

plains lush with reeds; flourishing beds of reeds; Japan

thin leg

giant

contact surface; surface area