ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to increase; to add to; to augment
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
reason for being; raison d'être
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
living person; the living
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
means; way; method; measure
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to need; to call for; to require
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal