eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
if it is the case that ...
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
it is not (like that) either
society; the world; the times
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable