earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
back country; remote countryside
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
jealousy; roasted rice cake
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
port city; harbor city; harbour city
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
(made of) stone; stone-built
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
face; looks; vestiges; trace
political measures; policy
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
directly opposite; right in front
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick