dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
touting; tout; barker; pander
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
such; this sort of; like this
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
study; research; investigation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
energy problems; energy issues
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
many problems; various problems
study (of something); discussion; discourse
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
technique; art; skill; move
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable