Vocabulary

backpropagation (algorithm)

man who deliberately bumps into women (on the street, at a train station, etc.)

Japan and the Netherlands; Japanese-Dutch

combination tone; resultant tone

summation tone; sum tone

trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)

deportation (e.g. of a refugee)

bricking (e.g. of a smartphone)

science and technology; technology

pack of wolves; wolf pack

mayfly

packing (material); wadding; padding

sexual coercion

paying (what one owes); properly paying (for services, etc. rendered)

invasive species

distortion of history; historical negationism; historical denialism

target

lunch break

Proteus syndrome

erucic acid

angelic acid

erucic acid

criminal code

ticket inspector

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable

nine people

to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun

ground proximity warning system; GPWS

to scratch one's head (often when embarrassed or shy)

airspeed

to be unable to move while seated (because of fear, surprise, etc.)

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

to be unable to move while seated (because of fear, surprise, etc.); to freeze in one's seat

OPAC; online public access catalog

your thesis; your paper

what a blessing; how fortunate

corporate image

earthquake

landscape ordinance; scenery regulations

frightening; fearsome; awful