ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
dwelling; house; residence; address
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to tower over the surroundings
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
proper; right; reasonable
survival; survivor; relic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to throw away; to abandon
just one person; only one
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
how; in what way; how about; questionable
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
each house; every house; many houses
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to raise one's voice; to shout
story; tale; talk; discussion
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly