party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs
hygge (cozy feeling or mood)
neuromuscular junction; myoneural junction
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s
worker who does not have time to eat lunch
hear-not monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Camberwell College of Arts
scaffold constructor; steeplejack
new futures on the first trading session of the month
Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
Karatsu ware; Karatsu porcelain
very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill