Vocabulary

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

handout (i.e. document distributed to a group)

star system

power cable

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke)

cockpit; control cabin; flight compartment; pilot compartment; control room

special purpose company

specified purpose company; specific purpose company

student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

shopping area within a train station

deformed bar; deformed round bar

hoop; tie hoop; lateral tie

pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment

to fart; to break wind

ski patrol

paaramitaa; entrance into Nirvana

semi-submersible

boatswain; bosun

on the net; on the Internet; on the web

wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)

live load (e.g. on bridge); liveload

pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box

brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child

to strip (the head of a screw, bolt, etc.); to wear out

new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas

supervising body; supervisory authorities

line synchronization

hanging lantern

selling electricity (e.g. domestic solar power to a power company)

branch manager

strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa

foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end

user-friendly

user license; user licence

auxiliary machinery room

engine compartment (of a vehicle)

exfoliation; skin cleansing

certain; sure; no doubt

younger half-sister (by a different mother)