townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
workshop; studio; atelier
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
archeologist; archaeologist
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
type of occupation; occupational category
to come and go; to go back and forth
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(political) administration; political power
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
research; study; investigation
estimate (of costs); budget
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase (in an amount of money)
government; administration; ministry
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding