precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
Japanese (people, language, style)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
lately; recently; nowadays
accumulation; accumulate; store
study; learning; tutorial
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to become possible; to become able to (do)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
of course; certainly; naturally
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
within; inside of; less than
skill; dexterity; proficiency
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
action of making something; -ification
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization