to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
handrail; railing; banister
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
fear of heights; acrophobia
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
landing; alighting; touch down
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
floor above; floor upstairs
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
research institute; (research) laboratory
(necessary) personnel; required person
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate