to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to pay attention; to be watchful
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
physical education; PE; gym (class)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
moving into the black; becoming profitable
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
way; method; means; resource; course
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
single-mother household; fatherless family
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to return a favor (favour); to repay
powerless; helpless; incompetent
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season