(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
area; region; district; locality
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
town; city; municipal; urban
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(national) capital (city); metropolis
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
inn town; post town; post-station town
to be erected; to be built
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
detour; circumvention; turning movement
dealing with; coping with
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
little by little; bit by bit
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor