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
launching site (esp. rockets, etc.); launch site
throbbing pain; jerkily; awkwardly
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
floating body; floating structure
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
uniqueness; individuality
hardener; curative agent; stiffening agent
storage at room temperature
by any means (possible); somehow
medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by