to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
observation; survey; watching
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
rare (or peculiar) animal
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how much; how many; however
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
(within a) territory; domains
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
government office; government agency; authorities
street; quarter; district; area
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
everywhere; all over; throughout
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a great variety of; diversity
environment; circumstance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
urban area; urban district
tall building; high-rise building
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all