Vocabulary

pangram; holo-alphabetic sentence

iroha poem

rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)

consumer

rough man; rude man

splitting the bill

physical disability; handicap

squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus

Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)

lifting and recovery (e.g. in marine salvage)

pilgrim; nomad; itinerant

authority of prosecution; authority to indict

freelance journalist

residue left after making starch syrup

international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

Shorin-ryu; Okinawa school of karate

embroidered satin baseball jacket; embroidered satin college jacket

research and teaching centre (center)

hunting ground

Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate

hair

bioluminescent organ; photophore

resilience

presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)

comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL

van or truck with a display, retail, etc. facility; mobile showroom

Fer (wine grape variety)

fallacy; conjecture

large and small buildings, esp. shrines and temples

waders (waterproof pants often fitted with boots, used mostly by fishermen)

akabeko; toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox

folk toy; traditional toy

famous treasure; noted treasure

suffering (as a result of maltreatment)

masochism

masochist

(sexual) masochism

sadism

sadist

monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification