light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
a long time ago; long ago
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 (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
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; fault
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
roadway; road; carriageway
house; dwelling; human habitation
complete; whole; perfect; safe
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