requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
work; business; company; study
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
being dotted with; being scattered
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
admiration; wonder; astonishment
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
center; centre; metropolis
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
having an ancient and honorable origin