urban areas; the streets; town; city
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
scene; spectacle; sight; view
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to be erected; to be built
be (that) as it may; having said that
to lose one's way; to get lost
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
most difficult; next to impossible
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance