town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
plan; protocol; manifest; program
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
the people; citizens; the populace
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
prompt; immediate; in real time
to be exhausted; to be tired out
military force; military strength
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
industrial output; industrial production
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)