business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
collection of books; (personal) library
in the prefecture; prefectural
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students; education
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
foreign land; overseas land; overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)
large-scale (mechanized) farming; wealthy farmer; farmer who owns a lot of land
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
ancient times; prehistoric times
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
novel; original; new; innovative
research methods; method of study (research)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
that's right; yes; uh-huh
whispered conversation; whispering
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
staff with plaited paper streamers
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to back down; to back out (of a commitment or plan); to turn back; to withdraw; to retreat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky