Vocabulary

teleportation

parapsychology

earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

appearing to have; seeming to be

room for boiling water

pitch-black; darkness

obtaining a book, CD, video game, etc. before its official release date

obtaining a book, CD, video game, etc. before its official release date

courtroom sketch; courtroom illustration

the Lord's Prayer

court of first instance

emotional scars; mental trauma

necrophilia; necrophilism

euphemism; euphemistic expression

reversal; return

righteousness; justice; right

drawing pin; thumbtack; pushpin

berserker

pessimist

pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

sworn statement

quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown

puppy

finger millet (Eleusine coracana)

pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

mochi (glutinous rice or other grain, sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)

roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi

mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam

peak oil (date when the peak of the world's petroleum production rate is reached)

oil depletion

diversion; distraction; feint

genetic disorder

anticonvulsant; antiepileptic agent

handle of an axe; handle of a hatchet

day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur; the big day

shit for brains

psycholinguistics

hot water dispenser

hot water dispenser

electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser