high voltage; high pressure
critical point (temperature)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
getting oil; extraction of oil (e.g. from seeds); drilling for oil
(professional) keirin cyclist
fast approach; quick intimacy
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
Nagano (city, prefecture)
antiquity; the previous era
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
audio tape; magnetic tape
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
stature; height; size; physique
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly