townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
overlapping; piling; stacking
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
for the first time in one's life
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
setting off (on a trip); departure
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
this side; in the forefront