remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
power supply; power distribution
river management; river improvement; flood control
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
(positive) economic effect
construction; establishment
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to be selected (from among many people)
as; because; with; due to
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
trial; judgement; judgment
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
in unison; as one; united
to express (in words); to confess
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
time; season; period; phase; stage
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
discussion; argument; debate
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)