Vocabulary

psychogenetics

new material; exotic material

unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job

low-level education; inferior education

someone with inferior education

highly educated person; academic; scholar

over-qualified person; over-educated person (unable to find a job); educational refugee

university graduate

normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)

transporter

mental retardation

sticky rice wrapped in deep-fried tofu

1946 Nankaido earthquake

Tonankai earthquake of 1944

export control; export controls

reminiscences; reminiscent discussion

to stare at

driver's seat; dominant position

subtitles; captioning

intracerebral; inside the brain

euphoria; eudemonia

euphoria

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see

(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch

vaporiser

wealthy people; the rich

residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)

do not chase the one who leaves

accept one who comes to you

turn away no one; do not cast out those that come to you

apt to think; tend to think

private company; private corporation

Moral Rearmament; MRA

story recounting one's personal experience

historical revisionism

(of a book, etc.) short