finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
first (of its kind) in Japan
electrically powered; electric
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
February; second month of the lunar calendar
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
discovery; detection; finding
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
real thing; original; actual
genuine article; real thing; real deal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
feeling; sense; impression
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be erected; to be built
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
archeological excavation (archaeological)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature