nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to take up one's residence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
clear; precise; definite; distinct
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ordinary citizen; the general public
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
area; region; district; locality
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
main street; avenue; boulevard
here and there; everywhere
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
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 building)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)