town; city; municipal; urban
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
high street; town centre (center)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
street stall; stand; booth
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
variety of goods; number of articles
to set up shop; to open a store
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
(made of) stone; stone-built
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
tiled; covered with tiles
fresco; mural; wall painting
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
engraving; carving; statue