manorial system; manorialism
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
aluminium and sicilicum alloy
going north; heading northward
big bend (esp. in a road)
mountain-making movements; mountain building; orogenesis
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
gushing forth (e.g. of oil); spouting; natural emergence (of a hot spring)
converter (used in refining); rotary kiln
official warning (esp. of an impending earthquake)
the other night; a few nights ago
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
marjoram (Origanum majorana)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
main parts; main components
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
waiting for a ship to depart
presswork; press working; pressing; press forging
quenching; hardening; tempering