Vocabulary

hadron

foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning

meson

baryon

lepton

advanced or master's course at university

soliton

partial differential equation

electrodynamics; electromagnetism

muon

condensed matter physics

materials science

synchrotron radiation

serow; wild goat

extreme ultraviolet

strongly correlated electron system

neutron diffraction

statistical mechanics

analytical mechanics; analytical dynamics

Higgs boson

mysterious story

twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)

Naikan therapy (type of group psychotherapy)

depth of field (photography)

venison; deer meat

direct selling; direct sales

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

polyethylene resin

purpose of use

mass of rock; rock lump; block

mill; grinder

polo shirt

club bulletin

safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)

unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)

abduction; kidnapping

tempeh (Indonesian dish made from fermented soy beans)

the Pamirs

pantothenic acid

heather (plant); heath