to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
half and half; fifty-fifty
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
difficult to ...; hard to ...
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
even more; still more; further
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter