to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
new residential area; new residential development
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
flophouse area; flophouse district; flophouse quarter
day laborer; day labourer
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
district; section; sector
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(licensed) red light district
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity