A cord, 'tsumoso,' which is made of whale fiber, 36.3cm long, is spliced to the top of the rope and is tied to the cormorant's neck using a Shimada knot.

In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.

The capillary is a tiny blood vessel that connects arterioles and venules.

The city streets are laid out in a grid pattern.

a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions

I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.

Archaeology is the study of human history through the excavation and analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

a pointed critique

Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas.

Poor men have no leisure.

The soda can is made of aluminum.

Their names were erased from the list.

He had the sensation that he was still on the waves.

this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron

I attended a forum on ancient Roman history.

Poor men have no leisure.

The small house had come to look shabby, though it was just as good as ever underneath.

She experienced a traumatic event that left a lasting impact on her.

the fields were crossed with irrigation channels

a shrinkable fabric

The descriptor of the product was very detailed and informative.

With no supply of water from trees, rainfalls diminish in time and the area keeps drying up.

The elastic band stretched easily.

The father and son met after a long separation.

That method's OK but if you use the factor theorem here ...

The problem was trivial and didn't require much effort to solve.

a plausible excuse

Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts in biological reactions.

We call these slabs of the solid-rock layer 'plates'.

She committed suicide by jumping off the bridge.