non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
pop-pop boat; toy boat with simple steam impeller
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
before the gate; in front of the gate
quantity or volume of water
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain