townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
construction; architecture (of buildings)
blending of Japanese and Western styles
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
(navigable) canal; waterway
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
early (days); initial stage; initial
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
city planning; urban planning; town planning
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to collect; to assemble; to gather
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
Japan and the Philippines
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)