Vocabulary

double-logarithmic graph

submersible; (small) submarine

aerial tanker; refueling aircraft

tanker; military refueling vessel

tropical rainforest

Chinese whispers; telephone (game)

throat lozenge; cough drop

mental age

checkmark; mark in the shape of the katakana "re"

blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)

ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

to joke; to say something funny

to differ; to be different

to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

Kuomintang; KMT; Chinese Nationalist Party

cytolysis; breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane

son

plain paper; uncoated paper

ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb

long skirt

young executive

unfertilized egg

Möbius strip; Moebius strip

plastic packing material with air bubbles; bubble wrap

former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend

former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

chimney sweeping (cleaning)

orderly; well-ordered

woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute

homicide department (of a police force)

Janjaweed (militia in Sudan)

perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race

imported rice

domestically produced rice

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan

pendency; pending litigation; pendente lite

self-conceit; vainglory

pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids