Vocabulary

to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage

critical angle

torsion balance

torsion balance

polarizing prism

pentaprism

paramagnetism

paramagnetic substance; paramagnet

electron spin resonance; ESR

becquerel; Bq

Curie temperature

Curie point

Pauli exclusion principle

principle of leverage

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

theory of linguistic relativity

to walk one's legs off; to walk until one's legs feel like lead; to walk to the point of exhaustion

vice-president

slippers

drawstring pouch

furigana

to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)

bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)

to walk away; to walk off

pop music

couloir

gully

labor standards inspector (labour)

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

funt (Russian pound)

funeral march

fund trust

corporate investment fund

corporate investment fund

root (of a chord)

content word

overtone

mutant

minimal music

glass harmonica