structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
depravity; corruption; degradation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
battlefield; battleground
to continue to rain or snow
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to dye; to colour; to color
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling