each house; every house; many houses
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
one's way (ahead); one's path
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
several hundred; hundreds (of)
little by little; bit by bit
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
control; management (e.g. of a business)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
very great; enormous; serious
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time