important; momentous; essential; principal; major
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
town; city; municipal; urban
scale; scope; plan; structure
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
several years; a few years
reform; reformation; reorganization
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
future (usually near); prospects
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
busy; hurried; confused; flurried