Vocabulary

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

flower-shaped baked salt

covering in salt

the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld)

flexure

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

to carry (a child) on one's back

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)

to have a trade; to have a vocation

issuer; publisher

volitional form (of a Japanese verb)

reservation required; prior booking essential

investment climate; investment environment

drop shoulder (e.g. sleeve)

girly; girlish

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

to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

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