My words

車輪

しゃりん

(car) wheel

発明

はつめい

invention intelligent, clever being enlightened, having the meaning of everything become clear inventions

多様

たよう

diverse, varied

鋳鉄

ちゅうてつ

cast iron

磁針

じしん

magnetic needle

火薬

かやく

gunpowder, powder explosive agents

製紙

せいし

papermaking, paper-making, paper making, paper manufacture

制覇

せいは

conquest, domination, mastery

宮廷

きゅうてい

imperial court, royal court

権力

けんりょく

(political) power, authority, influence

闘争

とうそう

strife, conflict

敵対

てきたい

hostility, antagonism, opposition

政権

せいけん

(political) administration, political power

造船

ぞうせん

shipbuilding

解体

かいたい

disassembly, dismantling, deconstruction, dissolution, demolishing dissection (i.e. postmortem)

紡績

ぼうせき

spinning

海岸

かいがん

coast, beach

妥当

だとう

valid, proper, right, appropriate, reasonable

検証

けんしょう

verification, inspection

文明

ぶんめい

civilization, civilisation, culture Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) civilization

境界

きょうかい

boundary

紛争

ふんそう

dispute, trouble, strife

予見

よけん

foresight, foreknowledge, divination

解読

かいどく

deciphering, decoding

自由民主主義

じゆうみんしゅしゅぎ

liberal democracy

根強い

ねづよい

firmly rooted, deep-seated

反論

はんろん

objection, refutation, rebuttal

指導教官

しどうきょうかん

academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)

四半

quarter; a fourth square (piece of) cloth

植民

しょくみん

colonization, colonisation