chapter one; first chapter
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
image; figure; figure; form; image
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
success; prosperity; boom
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
even more; still more; further
possession (esp. of a territory)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
of great promise; with a promising future
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
defense; defence; protection
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
ability; capability; skill
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
home area; home town; local
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap