(made of) stone; stone-built
empty lot; vacant plot of land
destruction; collapse; crumbling
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
restoration; repair; mending
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
construction; establishment
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
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)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to come and go; to go back and forth
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
decline; fall; decay; withering
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)