sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
each house; every house; many houses
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
display window; shop window; store window
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
liquid crystal television
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
floor above; floor upstairs
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
fire brigade; fire company
memory; sense; experience
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of