reigning; controlling; dictating
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to throw open; to leave open
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
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
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
high ground; plateau; heights
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
rather; better; instead; if anything
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
suddenly; all of a sudden
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
much less; to say nothing of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
bolt from the blue; great surprise