Vocabulary

atomic absorption spectrometry; atomic absorption spectroscopy

switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)

bicycle kick (in soccer); overhead kick

fasciculation

intranet blog

member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force; MSDF official

consumer affairs center

Somaliland

counter for years

charm quark; charmed quark; c quark

many generations

egg donburi; bowl of rice topped with egg

model train; model railway

bucket; pail

nuclear reactor building

general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all

stored-grain insect

tensho (game originally played with a Tensho karuta)

parent with child; person bringing along their children

corn (Zea mays)

Russian formalism

formalism

cushion cover

weeping; sobbing

heterosexual couple; opposite-sex couple

stop messing around!; get real!; stop screwing around!; screw you!

early next week; (at the) beginning of next week

decision table

shipping day; dispatching day

while out on a walk; while strolling; in a strolling manner

in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; abstractedly; blankly; idly

mass wedding; collective wedding

freedom of religion

protest demonstration; protest march; protest

religious cult

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it; from every angle

cult religion; cult

Aum Shinrikyo

name-lending; lending one's name

model answer (to an exam question); sample answer