to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
latter half of one's life
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
small hill; low hill; hillock
to be erected; to be built
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
departure; leaving; going away; recession
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
scene; view; prospect; outlook
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
silence; stillness; quietness
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to go out and away; to leave
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to make an appearance; to show up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened