Vocabulary

mirabelle plum (Prunus domestica ssp. syriaca)

cooking wine

cooking wine

minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin

black-market loan charging 50% interest every ten days

safflower

heat of condensation

lattice vibration

parking; parking lot; parking space

returning something to its original state (e.g. of an apartment when moving out); restitution in integrum

shop on the second floor or higher; non-ground-floor shop

titanium dioxide

evaluator; appraiser; reviewer

entrant (to a park, zoo, etc.)

democracy deficit; democratic deficit

investor; funder; financial contributor

worsened performance because of long service; malfunctioning resulting from continuous long-term operation

coffin birth; postmortem fetal extrusion

old woman

mahjong table

to take inspiration from; to use as a hint

thatched roof

successful example; successful case; success story

(instance of) failure; example of failure

Sinicization; Sinification

to breathe fire; to belch flames; to spit fire

East Asian (person)

shelf cloud

arcus cloud

blue mussel (Mytilus edulis); common mussel

to prick up (e.g. ears); to cock (up); to perk up

school one belongs to

capless waterproofing; waterproofing of a port on an electronic device so it does not need a cover

morning assembly

talented person unbeknownst to the world

the end; closing

racing wheel (control device)

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to capture

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)

moisturizer