to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to be erected; to be built
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
comparatively; relatively
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
work; business; company; study
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
national or local pride; the pride of one's native place
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
inspection; examination; check
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
river; stream; River; the ... river
(made of) stone; stone-built
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
check station; checkpoint
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
dwelling; house; residence; address
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention