(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
factory; plant; mill; workshop
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
workshop; studio; atelier
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to throw away; to abandon
how many years; how long; what year
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
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)
race (of people); type of person
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
as; because; with; due to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
dozens; scores of; decades
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer