100,000; hundred thousand
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
as; because; with; due to
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
shopping; purchased goods
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
excursion; field trip; school trip
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to ease up; to relax attention