(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
transparency; degree of clearness
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
whirlwind tour; one-day trip
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
outside the city area; suburbs
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to remove; to move out of the way
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
general manager; director-general
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness