low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
shop; small store; business; firm
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
time around sunset; early evening
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
much less; to say nothing of
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to speak; to hear a voice
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to brush off; to shake off
main question; real issue at hand
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to become possible; to become able to (do)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to lose sight of; to miss