feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
roller coaster; big dipper
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
place; situation; position; location
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
due form; official; formality
name; given name; first name
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
almost; roughly; approximately
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash