government office building
enterprise; business; company; corporation
attraction; lure; invitation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
increase in population; population growth
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
ancient city; former capital
to accept; to receive; to agree
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
that day; the very same day
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
while; even though; despite
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
comparatively; relatively
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)