Vocabulary

to sell one's principles; to sell one's honor; to prostitute oneself

participant; party concerned

Minister for Culture (e.g. in Brazil, France); Minister of Culture

explosive growth

rented house

rose oil; rose otto

sandalwood oil

sandalwood oil

concert grand (piano)

Geminids

unification of God and man; acting in accordance with the will of heaven

renunciation of war; outlawing war

to associate; to make correspond; to match; to map; to correlate

transportation access; convenience of access (by car, train, etc.); accessibility

branch detention house

time paradox; paradox in time travel

readable

human-readable

noisy; loud

backup boyfriend; man kept as a backup marriage partner

syncretism (in ancient Chinese philosophy); syncretist

Software as a Service; SaaS; on-demand software

(more) than that

self-study book; self-study manual; crib

footrest; footstool

screamer bomb; sound bomb

retweet

destroying a country

arrowroot

effectiveness of time spent; value of something compared to the time it requires

schwa

acoustic weapon; sonic weapon

fresh juice (esp. freshly squeezed)

first house-cleaning of the year (on January 2); first sweeping

merits and demerits; pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages

mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi); Chinese perch

conversion candidate (in an input method editor)

(crime of) opening sealed correspondence

wheelchair rugby

horse trailer; horse van