approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
division; section; classification; sorting; division
minimum; at the very least
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
city ordinance; municipal ordinance
tiled; covered with tiles
construction; architecture (of buildings)
deep inside; innermost place
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
function; facility; faculty; feature
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
area of holiday homes; area of villas
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
at that time; in those days
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
group; bunch; crowd; group
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house