Vocabulary

(written) application; written request; petition

to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

no loss or gain; coming out even

Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)

close contact (person); high-risk contact

frontal sandal strap (between the toes)

Zen temple meditation hall

floating object (e.g. in water); driftage

means; method; way

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

with a patting motion; lightly (tapping)

Buddhist country

blessing; grace; favour; favor; benefit

I; me

another place

great wisdom

woman who is financially dependent on a man

(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice

to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head

at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice

samba school

refusal; declining; turning down; rejection; nonacceptance

foul language; abusive language

Fat Thursday

Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday

small characters; tiny handwriting; as small as the head of a fly

small; tiny; size of a palm

politics; government; administration; rule

furuncle; carbuncle

sign; indication; symptom

counter for doses of medicine, etc.

beautiful appearance of a woman

MILF

basic reproduction number; R0

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

buying and selling of grain (e.g. rice)

food specialist; meal advisor

government-controlled media

cough etiquette; coughing etiquette