magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
ledger; original record; register
account book; ledger; register
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
certification issued by a temple to prove affiliation
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
system used during the Edo period where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith
funeral Buddhism; modern day Buddhism in Japan that focuses on the lucrative performing of funeral ceremonies over teaching enlightenment
compelling force; legal force
numerator; molecule; member; element
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
next generation; future generation
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
even more; still more; further
technological development
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology; JAMSTEC
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
monopole; singular pole; unipole
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea