incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
dynamic lift; lifting power
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
everywhere; all over; throughout
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
half-opened door (car door, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
radical party; extremists
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
casualties; the killed and wounded
to claim victims; to cause casualties
overlooking; turning a blind eye
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to work hard at one's lessons
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
dispute; argument; contention
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
back street; back alley; off-street
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)