to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to lie deep in; to extend far back
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to become misty; to become hazy
few decades; many decades; several decades
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to peel off and fall; to flake away
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
way (of doing); manner; method; means
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
every person; every mouth; every entrance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to control; to command; to get the better of
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun