Vocabulary

statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)

curry roux

scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha

presenter

to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky

electric musical instrument; electrical instrument

tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

Buyeo (ancient kingdom bordering China in the north of Korea); Puyŏ

psoas major muscle

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange

to undermine; to sap; to dig away

psoas minor muscle

deleted; marks a bulletin board post that was deleted because it contained inappropriate content

on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman

straying from love; falling out of love; lost love

minimum buyout price (bid); reserve price (auction)

brush; clash; encounter; skirmish

coherence

advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint

uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)

self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

Tabanidae (family comprising the horse-flies)

cosmetic dentistry; aesthetic dentistry; esthetic dentistry

job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009)

bluish cloud

physical work

stillness

stencil printing (on cloth)

exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition

drying basket (e.g. for dishes)

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays

spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt

old-looking face

mushroom bed

wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)

local subsidiary

a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from

to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit