to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
I've got to be going; I must go
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
back (of a chair); backrest
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
aquatic products; fisheries
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
single-storied house; single-storied building
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
triangle; triangular shape
tow rope; dog lead; bell rope; lanyard; sash cord
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot