pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
form; method; system; formula
rocket engine; rocket motor
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
manned; occupied; piloted
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
specific impulse; specific thrust
measured value; actual measurement
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
electromagnetic induction
just a minute; small quantity
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
difficult to ...; hard to ...
space development; space exploration
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
approval; license; licence; permission
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
rising; ascending; climbing
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
unapproved; lack of approval
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance