time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be prolonged; to drag on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
woman; female; feminine gender
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
for work; in a manner related to work
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
several minutes; a few minutes
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
neighbourhood; neighborhood
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; such is life
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
not limited to; not just ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
main question; real issue at hand