lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s
night-light bulb; (lit.) jujube bulb
wave power electrical generation
launching site (esp. rockets, etc.); launch site
throbbing pain; jerkily; awkwardly
fiber-glass reinforced plastics; FRP
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
wind power generator; wind turbine generator; aerogenerator
variety of plants; various herbs
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
power generation efficiency; generating efficiency
floating body; floating structure
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap); inspection hole
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
technological singularity; singularity
uniqueness; individuality