scale; scope; plan; structure
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to stop talking; to be silent
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
as; because; with; due to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
carbonization; carbonisation
for dear life; barely escaping alive
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
several times; a few times
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(in the same way) as before; as always
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book