former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to spit out; to eject; to dump
study; research; investigation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
changing clothes; change of clothes
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
black ground; black cloth
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
busy; having no (free) time
it seems so; that's what it looks like
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
experiential; empirical; experimental
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to fight to the bitter end
opposite side; opposition
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to blaze; to burn brightly
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
visual confirmation; sighting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
sanity; consciousness; soberness
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption