Vocabulary

statutory interest; legal interest; interest set by law

open letter (of inquiry)

hotel charge; lodging expense

advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel

weeping cedar

tantra

theosis

being one or more laps behind (in a race)

nullification; annihilation

slipway

backmarker (competitor at the tail of the field, likely to be lapped)

class president; head class representative

record; sound-recording

thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi

tea leaves

closing a course (program, etc.); end of a course (program, etc.)

something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

bulk density

vomeronasal organ

Meristotheca papulosa (species of edible red alga)

liver sashimi

birdlime-covered pole

soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)

briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)

(Scottish) School of Common Sense

test of general knowledge

short-distance race; sprint; dash

short-distance race; sprint

weeping form (e.g. tree)

cystic fibrosis; mucoviscidosis

weeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)

weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot

prothrombin

punk fashion

rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)

regular gasoline

regular position

rennin

representation

revaluation