devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
operation; functioning; running
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to withstand; to be able to endure
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
ups and downs; up-and-down
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
calamity; disaster; misfortune
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
bribe; sweetener; douceur
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
not worth considering; out of the question
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
original story; original version; this volume
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
first part; first volume; prequel
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign