Vocabulary

Clematis stans (buttercup species)

major hint; important clue; great tip

ko threat

autopilot

to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause, goal, etc.); to sacrifice oneself; to dedicate oneself; to give one's everything

gnomonic chart; great-circle chart; great-circle map

gnomonic projection (in cartography); central projection

gnomonic projection (in cartography); central projection

QR code payment

barcode payment

someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot

being a (total) mismatch; not fitting together; being ill-suited; poor fit; square base, round lid

reverse komi; handicap points for black instead of handicap stones

vacant store

heated argument; passionate debate

Elsagate

to paint over (something); to paint out

osmotic diarrhea

secretory diarrhea

exudative diarrhea

additional printing; reprint

alprenolol

cryptitis

(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party

exudative diathesis

exudative otitis media; secretory otitis media; middle ear effusion; glue ear

familiar spirit

single point of failure; SPOF

depreciable assets; depreciation assets

retrieval-augmented generation; RAG

retrieval-augmented generation; RAG

heads of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

heliotherapy; sun therapy

millerite

deuterium; heavy hydrogen

to compare unfavorably; to be not as good

Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa mollis)

Daphne pseudomezereum (daphne shrub species)

double ko

shoulder hit