to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
being too late; losing one's final chance
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to choke; to have trouble breathing
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
proposal; offer; request; application
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
high street; town centre (center)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
living; lifestyle; living room
atelier; studio; workshop
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
coexistence; living together
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
apparently; appears to be
facing south; southern exposure
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined