extensive; vast range; wide scope
traffic restrictions; traffic control
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
scale; scope; plan; structure
festival; feast; carnival
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cartographic information; information from a map
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
thank you for your continued patronage
planned; scheduled; systematic
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
junior high school student; middle school pupil
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be too numerous; to be too much
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
family; members of a family
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)