disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
covered in mud; mud-caked
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
waiver; weber (Wb) (unit of magnetic flux)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
remaining; left-over; excess
to gaze out at; to look out over
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
hard to get; hard to come by
human relations; personal relationships
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
Japan, China and the West; Japanese, Chinese and Western learning
consists of; comprises; is made up of
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
industrial wastewater; liquid waste from a factory
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
heat island phenomenon; heat island effect
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
urban area; urban district
chief; main; principal; important
distribution map; distribution diagram
town; city; municipal; urban