collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
candy; sweet; confectionary
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
conviction; belief; confidence
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
gradually; slowly but steadily
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
overheating; overexcitement
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting