to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
school building; schoolhouse
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
already; now; no longer; not any more
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
the other day; a few days ago
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
to be injured; to sustain a wound
bodily sensation; sense; experience
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
door; gate; opening; title page
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
start of work; commencement; opening
several minutes; a few minutes
if it is the case that ...
time; hour; period; class