Vocabulary

carpenter pencil

craftsman; artisan

diaphragm

chillum (smoking pipe); chilam

teaching

teardrop (shape)

tetanus

haiku magazine

wet bulb globe temperature index; WBGT index; heat stress index

to make; to make something what it should be; to cause to be

telethon

tenderness

discourse

black-market channels; illegal channels

Immigration Services Agency (of Japan); Immigration Bureau of Japan

(permitted) period of stay (in a country); authorized length of stay; duration of stay

third-party vendor

4D pocket; magical pocket that can hold any item

fictitious transaction; bogus transaction

kanji dictionary; Chinese character dictionary

telecast

dishwasher; dishwashing machine

somewhat cold; a bit chilly

diplomacy

daytime

decathlon

decalcomania

transcontinental

transcontinental

transplant

translucent; semi-transparent

mother of all bombs; MOAB

large explosion

d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.

transonic

selection

wet-bulb globe temperature; WBGT

case fatality rate

case fatality rate

to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)