cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
all right; very well; okay; I got it
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
acceleration; speeding up
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
flaring up; bursting into flames
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
putting life into; animating; cheering up
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
military of the Empire of Japan