Vocabulary

thermal spraying; metallisation

knife-proof; slash-resistant

area of solid colour (color)

children's game of catching bamboo spatulas on the back of the hand

toll; transit fee

iron coin

deformation; anomaly; abnormality; variation

nine-headed dragon

mokumokuren; spirit that appears as rows of eyes (usu. on a shōji)

carlator (escalator with baskets)

historical tale; historical talk; historical essay

ouija board; spirit board; talking board

Korean raspberry (Rubus crataegifolius)

Rubus microphyllus (raspberry species)

-ism (religion)

metalloid; semimetal

metalloid; semimetal

magnetic charge

electric flux

ko battle; ko fight

(magnetic) field system; field magnet

ko threat

(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly

to hesitate (to say); to mutter; to mumble; to hem and haw; to go about uneasily; to feel irritated

negative-positive; negative and positive; inverted (e.g. image)

reading sentences with incorrect word divisions; misparsed reading

hemp thread

hair shaved short in a V shape at the temples; hair shaved at the corners of the forehead

shear modulus; modulus of rigidity

wire strand (esp. in a wire rope); wire thread

cold working (of metal); cold forming

(degree of) ripeness

soil aggregate

health of a tree; growth of a tree

fertiliser applied after harvesting

direct sowing; direct seeding; direct planting

single-nutrient fertiliser

intertillage

removing extra buds (to promote the growth of those remaining); disbudding; fruit thinning

net-fishing boat; netting boat