biometrics; biometric authentication
research institute; (research) laboratory
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games); housing; enclosure; chassis
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
CPU; central processing unit
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay