treatment as a guest; guest
drifting; drift; being adrift
very recently; in the very recent past
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
construction; architecture (of buildings)
free (of charge); gratuitous
entrant (into a country); immigrant
national character; regional character
same village; same town; same province
passenger; visitor; traveler; traveller
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
head start; initiative; preemption
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
earth orbit; geocentric orbit
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict