plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
foreign; abroad; overseas
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
construction; establishment
(committee) chairman; president
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
look!; there!; here!; that is
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
suddenly; all of a sudden
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
establishment; settlement
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to add (to); to add on; to append
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
dwelling; house; residence; address
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)