sentence; verdict; pronouncement
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
fall; drop; descent; coming down
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
the last moment; the very end
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
melancholy; gloom; depression
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
living thing; organism; creature; biology
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to fall flat; to fall face down
complete change; about-face
frost columns; ice needles
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
big frame; large figure; huge body
quadruped; four-footed animal
Felidae (family comprising the cats)