chief; main; principal; important
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
main cause; primary factor
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
new residential area; new residential development
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
to walk around; to travel around
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
rather; better; instead; if anything
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
how many years; how long; what year
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
retention; maintenance; preservation
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
that's a different matter; that's a different story
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to become muddy; to become slushy
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
spotlight; close observation
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
several sheets (flat objects)
weight stone (placed on pickles)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
manners; behavior; behaviour