well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
empty lot; vacant plot of land
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
to refer to; to use as reference
dilapidated house; deserted house
to be erected; to be built
land readjustment; town planning
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
two times; twice; two degrees
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
destruction; collapse; crumbling
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
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.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off