gossip; corner of the mouth
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to whine; to make feeble complaints
(overnight) stay; lodging
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to need; to call for; to require
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
roadside trees; row of trees
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to hide; to conceal oneself
mutation; change; transition
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
too (much); overly; excessively
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other