weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to crack; to develop a crack
to be erected; to be built
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
factory; plant; mill; workshop
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
danger; peril; hazard; risk
prohibition; inhibition; ban
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to lose one's way; to get lost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
district; section; sector
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
root; source; origin; cause
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times