deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
town; city; municipal; urban
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
what's what; heads or tails
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
intensification; aggravation
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to lose sight of; to miss
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions
to give an impression; to make an impression
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just