stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
grape sugar; glucose; dextrose
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
power plant; power station
point of action (e.g. of a lever)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
charcoal; charred remains
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
hard to get; hard to come by
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
on the occasion of; at the time of
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to wave a flag; to show the way