southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to grow; to develop; to grow up
that year; same year; same age
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
fluent (in a language); flowing
branch office; branch store
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
(United States of) America; USA; US
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
personal (employee); employed; retained
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
town; city; municipal; urban
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
high street; town centre (center)
area; region; district; locality
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
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible