murder; homicide; manslaughter
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
immediately; right away; on the spot
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
first meeting; first interview with
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
healthy; sound; wholesome
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
(public) morals and sentiments
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)