dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
indescribable; having no way to express
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to be sooty; to be stained
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
advocate; proponent; supporter
interruption; suspension; break
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
urban areas; the streets; town; city
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
here and there; in places
to get slightly dirty (all over)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
intensive; concentrated; focused
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence