thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to come and go; to go back and forth
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
city planning; urban planning; town planning
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
first generation; founder
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
string instrument; stringed instrument
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk
way of calling (something or someone)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
god of fortune; god of wealth
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan