rice polishing; polished rice
hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
main road; main thoroughfare
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
Keage water purification plant
domestic wastewater; household effluent
riser (in a building); rise
power plant; power station
public welfare; the people's livelihood
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)