allegory; allegorical tale
Tanaka Mitsuhiko (1943.5-)
An Najaf; An-Najaf (Iraq)
Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
input-output unit; input-output device
secret drawer; hidden drawer
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
slow to understand; slow-witted
methylphosphonic acid; methylphosphonate
singing or chanting in unison
Eastern Standard Time; EST
wear and tear; abrasion; friction loss
Fukuda Tsuneari (1912-1994) (critic and translator of Shakespeare into Japanese)
character portrayal; characterization