Vocabulary

purchase order

suburban fields

enzymology

yeast fungus

mineralization; mineralisation

mining engineer

mining industry

mineral

mineral spring

ore bed

mineralogy

corundum

steel cable; steel wire rope

steel wire

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

step-down transformer

amount of rainfall

reduction in pay

Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja; conqueror of the three worlds

descending order

degradation

frost formation; frost

birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity

demon invocation; summoning demons

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany

nape (of the neck); nucha

clause; paragraph; item

term rewriting

return of Hong Kong (to mainland China)

Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)

herb; fragrant grass

traditional art of incense appreciation; Way of Fragrance; kōdō

flavoring; flavouring; spice

fragrant wood; aromatic tree

pomade; balm; perfumed oil

high compression; high pressure

(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping

(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)

high-quality goods; luxury item

high profile; aggressive attitude