refining; purification; careful manufacture
internal combustion engine
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
few decades; many decades; several decades
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
experiment; experimentation
head researcher (at a research institute)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
eastern part; the east (of a region)
plateau; tableland; eminence
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
equality; impartiality; evenness
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
not caring; not giving a damn
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
(writ of) summons; subpoena; citation
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
established practice; custom