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
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
in the city; within the city
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to tower over the surroundings
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
five most important temples of a region
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
town; city; municipal; urban
distant look; faraway look
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
long (time); protracted; prolonged