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compressibility; compression ratio
independent administrative corporation (institution, agency)
jingle (i.e. in a television commercial)
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
inside the cell; intracellular
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
storage medium; recording medium
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
industrial spy; industrial espionage
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to take (all of) into consideration
coherence; order; focus; point
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle