to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
dilapidated house; deserted house
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
standing close together; bristling (with)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
endless; boundless; everlasting
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)