one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
contradiction; inconsistency
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
omission of a character; omitted character; blank type; insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
world history; international history
unable to resist; unable to suppress
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
technical research institute; technology research laboratory
academic; scholarly; scientific
8000; eight thousand; many
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
bureau director; office chief
midwinter; dead of winter
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete