Vocabulary

shabbiness; shabby

Doha Round (trade negotiations)

expansion of domestic demand

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

geodesic

by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)

hoopoe (species of Eurasian bird, Upupa epops)

widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); flowers of Edo

Chinese wolfberry fruit (Lycium chinense); Chinese matrimony vine fruit

(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)

sensitive skin

Yamanashi (city, prefecture)

take-off (of an aircraft); lift-off (of a spacecraft, rocket, helicopter); blast-off

boarding school

contemporary novel; modern novel

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; top board; surface

(indoor) botanical garden; botanical conservatory

Horsehead Nebula

astronavigator

light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot

aeronautical beacon

university specializing in economics and law

interstellar

interstellar cloud

interstellar dust

interstellar absorption

root canal treatment; root canal therapy

technical review

food hygiene

suspension of business

lead vocalist; main vocalist

reaper

reed valve

good contrast; marked contrast

diploic vein; vena diploica

miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

needlework; sewing

luck with men

luck with women