Vocabulary

money problems; financial issues

food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food

bustard (esp. the great bustard, Otis tarda)

rocky-shore denudation; sea desertification; disappearance of useful coastal seaweeds due to environmental factors

Deer-Antler-Cutting Ceremony (held in Nara between late October and early November)

cladocerans

patagium (vertebrate flying or gliding membrane)

children's center; child welfare residential facility

training place; dojo

one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

telencephalon

telencephalon

self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk

multiplayer

multi-instrumentalist

amphiaster; diaster

nipple

Beechcraft

purification hall of a Shinto shrine

palace decorated with jewels; beautiful palace

alias for fox (from a statue in the Inarimae shrine)

reduction (of a fraction to its lowest terms)

sleep onset REM period; SOREMP

marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup

throng; gathering of people

coming into contact; abutting

ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains

justification (by faith)

imperial seal

coin return slot; change slot

coin return slot; change slot

traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design

dark purple

additive supply

morphofunctional modifications

particle size; particle diameter

usucaption; acquisitive prescription; positive prescription

shaman; oracle; diviner; medium

short pause; short interval

junior Shinto priest