two days before; day before yesterday
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to be propagated
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
wherein; therein; thereinto
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to be erected; to be built
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
land east of China; Japan
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to differ; to vary; to disagree
autonomy; right of self-government
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to compete with; to vie for
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tall building; high-rise building