Actos (brand name of pioglitazone hydrochloride, an insulin-sensitizing drug)
authentic (to the region it is from); in the original style
oculolinctus; worming; eyeball-licking fetishism
core city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 300,000)
preschool (not yet entered school)
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
leucism; pigmentation loss
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
(liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
Bizen ware (type of pottery)
vitreous body (of the eye); vitreous humor; vitreous humour; the vitreous
bur (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes); burr
addition; extension; elongation
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
Für Elise (composition by Ludwig van Beethoven)
college of music; school of music; music college
moving out of a dormitory
listening to once; hearing once
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
as a child; when one was a child
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion