throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to move (house); to change residence
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
going home from work; on the way home from work
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
internal conditions; true state of affairs
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
interval; break; pause; spare moment
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
in low spirits; dejected; sad
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
to happen to meet; to come across
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above