to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
haircut of uniform length
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
police officer; policeman; constable
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to complain; to make a complaint
to torment; to torture; to harass
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
light; right; right field; right fielder
row of houses; each house; every house; every door