Vocabulary

Hari Raya Haji (Islamic holiday); Eid al-Adha; Festival of the Sacrifice

ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government

vactrain; vacuum tube train

train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan

(back to) page top; top of page

unpaid doctor

to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage

death from prostration; death from emaciation

Kaplan turbine

double sliding window

longbow

English longbow; Welsh longbow

where?

to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed

changing kindergartens

order (to an employee from management)

workplace discrimination against father who has taken a paternal leave

workplace discrimination against father who has taken a paternal leave

entitled parent

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

performance calligraphy; large-scale team calligraphy combined with music and dance

paternity; fatherhood

great war; great battle

to be hazy; to be misty

gradation haircut; gradation cut

bow and stern

stern and bow

pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf

recovery characteristics (e.g. of electrical sensor)

subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

to charge; to rush; to assault; to attack

South Korea

to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

K-pop; Korean pop

J-pop; Japanese pop

heat dissipation

ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view

boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway

wetlands; marshland