dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
devoted; self-sacrificing
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
briskly; quickly; promptly
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
very small; tiny; insignificant
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit