Vocabulary

theremin (electronic musical instrument)

heaven helps those who help themselves

the pen is mightier than the sword

a jack of all trades is a master of none

the pot calling the kettle black; the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose

speech is silver, silence is golden

strike while the iron is hot

playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out

casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back

during; for the duration of

subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust

kanji used for sound equivalence

school with a flexible, child-centred curriculum

antibody production

principal

associate

spider wasp; pompilid

to get moldy; to get mouldy

Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)

radiocarbon dating; carbon-14 dating

carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating

carbon-14

radiocarbon (i.e. carbon-14)

contamination; pollution

contamination

Free Trade Agreement; FTA

amygdalin

"New Nessie" (unidentified sea creature discovered by Japanese trawler Zuiyo Maru in 1977)

Ogopogo (lake monster reported to live in Canada's Lake Okanagan)

Issie (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)

Kussie (lake monster said to be living in Hokkaido's Lake Kussharo)

dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried

Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

swordtip squid (Uroteuthis edulis)

boiled fugu dish (served with ponzu dipping sauce)

dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish

dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce

seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon

seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style

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