convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
action of making something; -ification
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
depravity; corruption; degradation
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
history; pedigree; lineage
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
depending on; dependent on
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
on the occasion of; at the time of
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
clear writing; specification
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine