factory; plant; mill; workshop
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(full) name; family name and given name
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
without permission; without notice
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
so; like this; in this way
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
medical book; medical journal
introduction; outline; general remarks
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
copying (by hand); transcribing
linguist; language expert
interpreter (in the Edo period)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
constitution; rules; regulation
proclamation; promulgation
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy