Vocabulary

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Volkssturm (national militia established by Nazi Germany during the last months of World War II)

iron meteorite; siderite; chalybite

glycemic index

glycemic index

transverse process

sense of omnipotence; feeling that one can do anything

nine stages of human corpse decomposition; meditation to overcome attachment to the physical body

kusōzu; painting depicting the nine stages of decomposition of a corpse

Beijing resident; Beijinger

social media account that posts low-quality content solely to generate impressions

quote retweet; quote tweet

quote retweet; quote tweet

causal closure; physical causal closure

holding hands; joining hands

recipe book; book of recipes

mock interview; practice interview

infiltration activities; undercover operation; covert work

being admitted from a waiting list to fill a vacancy (because an accepted candidate withdraws)

light aircraft; small aircraft

light aircraft; small aircraft

extremely high speed; super speed

elementary school student; primary school student

homeomorphism; bicontinuous function; topological mapping

bridal shop

wheel loader; front loader; front end loader

colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens

counterespionage organization; counterintelligence agency

desire; want; longing

secretary to a Diet member; secretary to a member of parliament

picky eater; fussy eater

treatment room (e.g. in a hospital)

segmental script

elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school

first runner (in a relay); starting runner

relay exchange point (e.g. in a relay race, ekiden)

briefing; status report; explanation of the situation

ruling of unconstitutionality; judgment of unconstitutionality

finding of unconstitutionality; ruling of unconstitutionality

event staff; event personnel; production stuff