Vocabulary

composite image

composite video

shopping street outside a station

plasma television

pop star

contamination prevention; stainproofing

completely burning; burning down

kitchen scissors; cooking shears

bullying; teasing; chivying

less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group)

grandfather

galette des rois; king cake

fève (small ceramic figurine hidden inside a galette des rois)

nayashi dialect (spoken in Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures)

presbyphagia

palm of one's hand; one's hand

emergency outpatient care

criminal investigation division (of a police department); criminal affairs section; detective division

community policing division (of a police department); community affairs section

rebellious spirit; defiant attitude; spirit of resistance

Kōshū miso; traditional miso of Yamanashi Prefecture fermented using both rice and barley kōji

dawn phenomenon; dawn effect

nose contouring (in makeup)

airway obstruction; respiratory obstruction

dirty old man

(embryonic) diapause

rebels; subversive elements; insurgents; dissidents

photosensor (e.g. of a remote control); optical receiver

photodetector

receiving light; detecting light

almond-shaped eyes; eyes with a wide oval shape

light-receiving surface (e.g. of a solar panel); photosensitive surface

scleral show

eyes of unequal size; eyes differing in shape; bilaterally asymmetric eyes

brown-irised eyes (esp. as a supposed trait of cruel people)

rectus muscle; rectus

calligraphy brush hair (esp. cat hair)

sagohachi; pickling base made from salt, rice kōji, and cooked rice in a 3:5:8 or 3:8:5 ratio

sagohachi-zuke; vegetables, seafood, or mushrooms pickled in a sagohachi base, local dish of Fukushima, Yamagata, and Akita prefectures

decision-making ability; decisiveness