centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
city planning; urban planning; town planning
based on; on the basis of
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
land readjustment; town planning
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
near; nearby; not far off
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
commander; general; leader
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
apartment house; residential complex
surroundings; environs; circumference
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
particularly; only; in the case of
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to some extent; to a certain extent
dwelling; house; residence; address
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to gain fame; to make one's name
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice