rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
port city; harbour city; harbor city
border (between countries); national border
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
management; administration; operation
consists of; comprises; is made up of
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
national defence; national defense
family; relatives; dependents; household
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
legendary; folkloric; traditional
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)