French possession; French territory
environmental engineering
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
estimate (of costs); budget
to bring; to take; to bring about
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
Order of Culture; Order of Cultural Merit
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward office; council (regional)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye