incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
work; business; company; study
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
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
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
firm; solid; steady; secure; 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, tasty, 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