to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
maintaining the status quo
true state; actual condition; reality
pretext; pretense; pretence
this world; this life; world of the living
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
moving about; stirring about
directly opposite; right in front
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
strong interaction; strong force
recovery; undoing; recall
assertion; declaration; affirmation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
infant; baby; little child
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
clearly; brightly; crisply
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
people; men and women; each person; everybody
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
souvenir store; gift shop
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang