substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
by means of; due to; because of; according to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
important point; strategic position; key point
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
materials; data; document
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show