environmental technology; envirotech; green technology; greentech
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
protest campaign; demonstration
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
knowledge applied to evil purposes
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
heavy concentration; overconcentration
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
restoration; return to health
deputy (vice) prime minister
in the ministry; in the department
even for an instant; even as a joke
Ministry of the Environment
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
environmental problem; environmental issue
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
authenticity; credibility
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
submarine; submersible vessel
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
economic world; financial circles; business community
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
research funds (expenses)