naval port; naval station
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
agricultural community; farm village; rural
territory; autonomous region
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
intersection on a go board
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
area under direct control (of the shogun)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
rule; reign; government; governing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
tension; mental strain; nervousness
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored