here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
chair; stool; post; office; position
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
consequence; outcome; result; blame
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
house; dwelling; human habitation
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
dilapidated house; deserted house
living thing; living creature; animal; life
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to cry and shout; to scream
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)