to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
different planet; another planet
series (e.g. electrical); serial
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
should not be; must not be
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to talk the night away; to talk all night
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
power; authority; influence
boastful speech; bragging
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced