phantom; vision; illusion
strong person; the strong; the powerful
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
war; fighting; fierce competition
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
one's own child; one's own children
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
quality (of a product or a service)
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
natural disaster; cataclysm
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
destruction; collapse; crumbling
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone