pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
Free Trade Agreement; free-trade area
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
stool (feces) examination
post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; "tooth" on a geta clog
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
abstract or impracticable theory
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
tiring easily; easy to tire
to forget to put in; to leave out
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
re-examination; reinspection; retest
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
immune strength; immunity
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated