wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fresco; mural; wall painting
almost; roughly; approximately
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
group; bunch; crowd; group
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
breaking off; snapping off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
use; utilization; utilisation; application
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion