immaculate conception; virgin birth; tradition that Jesus was born to Mary although she was a virgin
coming out (as gay, etc.)
Large Hadron Collider; LHC
vacuum vessel; vacuum chamber
ultra-high vacuum; UHV; extremely high vacuum; XHV
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
Technical Research and Development Institute
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
CERN; European Organization for Nuclear Research
making things out of dirt (for fun)
firm and unyielding; rigid
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
laughing gas; nitrous oxide
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
storage container; preservation container
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
original and copy (of a document); principal and vice- (e.g. chairman and vice-chairman)
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
freighter (aircraft); cargo plane
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)