街
town; city streets; downtown; quarter
→ On weekends, I like going around looking at various shops in town.
都市
city; metropolis; urban area
→ In major cities, traffic congestion has become a serious issue.
下町
old downtown; traditional working-class quarter
→ Traditional shops from old times line the streets in the old downtown.
土地
land; plot of land; locality
→ I want to buy a plot of land near the station and build a house.
活気
liveliness; vigor; energy; vitality
→ On the day of the festival, the whole town is filled with lively vigor.
人通り
pedestrian traffic; people passing to and fro
→ When night falls, pedestrian traffic on this road becomes scarce.
絶える
to die out; to cease; to come to an end
→ In the dead of night, car noises completely cease and all becomes quiet.
坂
slope; hill; incline
→ It is grueling to climb this steep slope by bicycle every morning.
辺り
neighborhood; vicinity; around here
→ There are many restaurants around the station area.
付近
neighborhood; vicinity; proximity
→ The vicinity where the accident occurred has been closed to traffic.
住宅
housing; residence; residential home
→ I took out a housing loan and purchased a condominium.
地区
district; zone; section; area
→ Disaster drills are conducted every month in this district.
エリア
area; zone; territory
→ The area where Wi-Fi can be used is limited to the lobby only.
中間
middle; midway; interim
→ The results of the midterm exam were worse than I had expected.
境
boundary; border; dividing line
→ A fence was installed on the border between the park and the road.
斜め＜な＞
diagonal; tilted; slanting; skewed
→ It is said that wearing a hat tilted at an angle is fashionable.
抽選
lottery; raffle; drawing; to draw lots
→ Concert tickets will be decided by a lottery drawing.
避難
evacuation; taking refuge; to seek refuge
→ Because the typhoon is approaching, please evacuate early.
訓練
training; drill; discipline; to practice/train
→ Firefighters undergo rigorous training drills every single day.
見回る
to patrol; to make the rounds; to inspect
→ The security guard is patrolling inside the building late at night.
築く
to build; to construct; to amass; to establish
→ It takes time to build and establish a relationship of trust.
見当
guess; estimate; conjecture; clue
→ I still have no clue or guess as to who the culprit is.
落書き
graffiti; scribbling; to scribble; to vandalize with graffiti
→ Please do not scribble or draw graffiti on the toilet walls.
強化
strengthening; intensification; to beef up; to enhance
→ To strengthen security, we increased the number of surveillance cameras.
