to make sense; to be meaningful
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
business; trade; operations; sales
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
food; food products; foodstuffs
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
depression; recession; slump
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
vacant house; unoccupied house
above-ground floor; ground floor
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
interval; break; pause; spare moment
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
vitality; energy; dynamism
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony