remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
eastern part; the east (of a region)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
border (between countries); national border
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
comparatively; relatively
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
lately; recently; these days
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
killing time; staving off boredom
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
noisy; boisterous; turbulent
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
at the window; by the window; next to the window
clientele; customer stratum