pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
Road Transport Vehicle Law (1951)
long drive; long car ride; long cattle drive
voluntarily giving up one's driver's license (e.g. because of old age)
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit; robot suit
Uninterruptible Power Supply; UPS
alcohol-based (hand) sanitizer
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
robot car; self-driving car; autonomous car
(science of) failure analysis
professional negligence resulting in injury or death
grey heron (Ardea cinerea); gray heron
overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"
heat reserve; thermal storage
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five