upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
boom town; emerging city; new town
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
mining; digging; working (a mine)
hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
to crumble away; to collapse
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
handicraft; industrial art object
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
ammonite (extinct spiral shelled cephalopod)
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wealthy person; millionaire
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
elevated (structure); overhead
to have a long life; to live a long time
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
front entrance; front door
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol