Vocabulary

Noah's ark

strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird

Korea

apologetics

to be comprehensible

to be comprehensible

to laugh scornfully

asylum seekers

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

to blame; to find fault with

to blame; to find fault with

dried young sardines

manas (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self)

broadaxe; battle axe

jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture

treasure hunting; treasure hunt

multiposting (on a newsgroup, forum, etc.); multi-posting

conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest

sample request

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

opening hours of a gallery

(dental) plaque

(dental) plaque

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1869-1947)

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)

patricians (ancient Roman nobility)

plebs (ancient Roman commonalty)

xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)

prison riot

prison official

correctional officer; corrections officer

on bad terms; at loggerheads

to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret

to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry

snowplow (attached to a vehicle); snowplough

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); banded anteater

soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel

photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions