no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to slide into; to slip into
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
the reverse; other side; lining
to throw away; to abandon
depopulation; declining population
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance