minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
platform; home; home base; home plate
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to make an appearance; to show up
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
station square; station plaza
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
roadside tree; row of trees
to tower over the surroundings
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tall building; high-rise building
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
consequence; outcome; result; blame
residence; housing; residential building
many; much; plenty; hardly
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
instant; moment; for an instant
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)