as far as the eye can see
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
this side; in the forefront
book; volume; this; present; main; head
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
many; much; plenty; hardly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
keeping things tidy and in order
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
disorder; chaos; confusion
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
being startled; getting a shock
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything