emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
authenticity; credibility
inattention; absent-mindedness
meeting; greeting; welcome
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
parting; separation; farewell
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be helpful; to be useful
one by one; one at a time; in turn
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
center; centre; metropolis
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
front; frontage; facade; main
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase