Vocabulary

power series

planetary nebula

downy hair

logical positivism

conclusion (to a discussion or debate)

lumber (for the ribs of a ship)

main reinforcement (in a reinforced-concrete structure)

intercostal nerve

intercostal muscle

intercostal

one room apartment; studio apartment

broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box

saltwater fish

snub nose; flat nose with flattened nostrils

damage to skin by ceruse

meteorite crater

section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure

pedestrian mall; car-free pedestrian mall; pedestrian paradise

(home) tutor; private teacher

share house

long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)

Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street

document collection

included number; number of items, etc. in a total

fraction (e.g. in distillation); cut

purl (stitch); purl knitting

simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head

monk; friar

tearful voice

fractionating column

decomposer

degradable plastic

decomposition voltage

prime factorization; prime decomposition

cracking (in petroleum refining)

ancient Rome

soup ingredients (esp. seafood, tofu, egg)

sense of honour (honor)

Iyo dialect (spoken in Ehime prefecture)

hexagonal crystal system