common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
home area; home town; local
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
end of life; death; annihilation
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
to throw away; to abandon
depopulation; declining population
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance