Vocabulary

killer pulse (short severe earthquake)

trade promotion by a government or industrial leader

coupon rate

trial printing; prototype edition

emissivity

style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

babaocai; eight-treasure vegetables

French fries

French-fried potatoes; French fries

French dressing

French letter; condom

using an enemy's liver for medicinal purposes (Satsuma clan)

issuer; publisher

volitional form (of a Japanese verb)

investment climate; investment environment

drop shoulder (e.g. sleeve)

aquatic fauna; aquatic animals

aqualife park; theme park with aquatic fauna

spectacled guillemot (Cepphus carbo); sooty guillemot

qanat (underground tunnel for irrigation); kanat

jizya (historical Islamic tax levied on non-Muslims); jezia; jezya

perception; grasp

kharaj (Islamic tax on land); haraj

order of battle

disposition of troops; battle formation

muddy rice field

escrow

Chinese calendar

World Calendar

Assistant Secretary of State

using for multiple purposes; reuse

roadshow; touring exhibition; travelling exhibition

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

drinking at home

Japan and Thailand; Japanese-Thai

sliced veneer; veneer

retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)

cunning; wiliness; craftiness

nursing; caring for the sick

reddish brown; maroon