to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
preface; introduction; preamble
combination; union; binding; bond
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
incident; affair; happening; event
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
charging (electrically); electrification
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
riskiness; (level of) danger
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
railroad; railway; rail transport
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
business; trade; operations; sales
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dwelling; house; residence; address
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to assemble; to set up; to construct
electrically operated; electric powered
superconductivity; super-conductivity