Vocabulary

urban space

canner

cannery; canning factory; canning plant

intensive course

punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)

opening a can

bottom of a can

factory mark; manufacturing plant identification mark (on goods)

interferometry

room with a raised floor

awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)

award of excellence; merit award

traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)

moon over a mountain

site map; sitemap

promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry

system of government

governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)

large feudal domain; large fiefdom

Imperial bodyguard

staff shortage

stock trading; stock transactions; share trading

fellatio; irrumation

opposing side; opposite camp; opposition

protuberance; protruding object

sloping; slope

joint manufacturing; joint production; production joint venture

loss on sale

live coverage; on-the-spot telecast

coal-fired power plant

coal-fired thermal power

first ski of the season; first ski run

seabed probe; probe of the ocean floor; submarine prospecting

business confidence; business sentiment; corporate sentiment

letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

diagnostic examination; exploration

upturn; increment phase; rise period

downturn; decrement phase

red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps)

red-light district