collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
inexpert or untrained eyes
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
apparent; obvious; very clear
relation; connection; relevance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
successor machine; later model
to take over; to hand over
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
than; other than; except; but
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad