mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
the same place; that place
how many years; how long; what year
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
center; centre; metropolis
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
extremely; terrifically; super
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
pressure; oppression; suppression
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to be needed; to be wanted
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
striking; remarkable; considerable
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
talk; recital; narration; topic
research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
one-by-one; separately; in detail
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
future (usually near); prospects
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
chair; stool; post; office; position
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food