form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
science and technology; scientific technique
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
unidentified flying object; UFO
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
official name; formal name
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
private power generation; masturbation
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
riding together; riding with
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
center; centre; metropolis
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
bright red; crimson lotus flower
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)