to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
public facilities; utilities
(one's) current position; current location; present position
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
town; city; municipal; urban
right in the midst of; right at the height of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
here and there; in places
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
adverse circumstances; adversity
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to stop walking; to pause
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still