Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
academic study; academic research
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Harima Science Garden City
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to face on; to look out on to
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
in the mountains; among the mountains
bad influence; negative influence
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
(one) could even say that
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
absorption; suction; attraction