progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
descendant; posterity; offspring
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
country of origin; country of manufacture
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
propulsive power; driving force
electricity; (electric) light
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
bill (at a restaurant); check
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
beforehand; in advance; previously
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
space flight; spaceflight
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to become a thing of the past
to cover fully; to wrap around
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)