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atomic physics; nuclear physics

Colloquial

man who makes his own lunch to take to work

Music

electric organ

latticework

Resp. when other party is equivocating, such as saying しかし

stop complaining; stop making excuses

coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

genetically-modified crop; genetically-engineered crop; transgenic crop; GM crop

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together

Golden Lion (highest prize at the Venice Film Festival)

antiproton bomb

e-reader; e-book reader

year of the Rat

electronic voting; e-voting

Jocular, humorous term

sorry; beg pardon; much obliged

dried young sardines

cryopreserved oocyte; frozen ovum

maternal and child health notebook; maternity health record book

Organization name

Japan Women's University

shoji with a glass bottom half (for snow viewing)

Colloquial

girl who has low self esteem

glass jar

frying pan for making rolled eggs