The Jiyukokuminsha publishing house on Tuesday announced 50 nominees for this year's top buzzwords, covering everything from the "bakugai" (explosive shopping spree) carried out by Chinese tourists to "Goromaru pozu," referring to rugby star Ayumu Goromaru's characteristic clasping of his hands before making a kick.

The 50 finalists for the 2015 U-Can Shingo Ryukogo Taisho (2015 U-Can New Words and Buzzwords Awards) encapsulate a year rocked by large-scale demonstrations in front of the Diet against the security bills, the surprise marriage of actor-singer Masaharu Fukuyama and the scandal over the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo.

Several words related to the security bills, which were enacted in September, made the short list. They include "SEALDs," the name of the student group that played an instrumental role in mobilizing youth demonstrators; "senso hoan" (war bills), a nickname for the legislation used by opposition lawmakers; and "retteru hari" (applying wrong labels), a counterattack term by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe against those who used the term senso hoan.

Several phrases relating to show business news also made the list.

One was "Fukuyama rosu" (Fukuyama loss), expressing the enormous sense of shock felt by many women across the country following the marriage announcement in September of heartthrob Fukuyama to actress Kazue Fukiishi.

The heartbroken women were rendered so lethargic they were rumored to have skipped work the following day, while stock prices for the longtime bachelor's management agency nose-dived.

Also chosen were "Hibana" ("Spark"), the title of a best-selling novel by comedian Naoki Matayoshi, who won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in July, and "Mainichi Shuzo"(The Daily Shuzo), the name of a page-a-day calendar filled with over-the-top motivational messages by tennis player-turned-TV commentator Shuzo Matsuoka.

The buzzwords were chosen based on results of a questionnaire answered by readers of the annually published book "Gendai Yogo no Kiso Chishiki" ("The Basic Knowledge of Current News Terms").

A selection committee headed by journalist Shuntaro Torigoe and six other people, including poet Machi Tawara and Kang Sang-jung, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, will announce the grand prix and 10 top words on Dec. 1.