sign; indication; omen; symptom
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
overripeness; full maturity; full development
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
at that time; in those days
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
westernization; westernisation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to come and go; to go back and forth
railroad; railway; rail transport
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
business; trade; operations; sales
open field; empty lot; plain
British made; made in Britain
sprinting; running as fast as one can
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
nationalization; nationalisation
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment