townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little