(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
convenient; handy; useful
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Mount Haku (mountain on the border of Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures); Hakusan
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
residence; living (at, in); abode
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
medium-sized city; mid-size city
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to become rustic; to become countrified
inn town; post town; post-station town
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of