Vocabulary

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

Melanesian (people)

price escalation rate; price increase rate; inflation

price increase; prise rise

baseball player

intrauterine device; IUD; contraceptive ring

risk money; money invested in high-risk, high-return, investments

the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea

meanwhile

baseline design; preliminary design; basic design

detail design; detailed design; final design

confidential information

to support each other; to support one another

to defy conventional wisdom

making (information) into a database; creating a database (from information); entering into a database

uniformity; integrity

g'morning; good morning

stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

reusable

winged

former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)

tensile strength

high tensile strength

United Nations; UN

fried potato (incl. French fries, chips, croquettes, etc.)

compound noun

tile figure; ceramic figurine

munitions bunker

interest rate

class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos

repleading; pleading again

skull and crossbones

main parts; main components

mead; honey wine

mead; honey wine

liquid-crystal display; LCD

doze; nap; short sleep

slim waist; beautiful waistline

to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention

family reasons; personal reasons