person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
free ticket; free admission ticket
overseas assignment; overseas posting
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
electrical machinery; appliances
largest company; industry leader
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
breakthrough; great discovery
and; thereupon; because of that
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
artificial intelligence; AI
clearing one's throat; cough
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to have the privilege of doing
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt