main street; avenue; boulevard
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
surroundings; environs; circumference
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
plural; multiple; plural (number)
vocational school; technical school
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
town; city; municipal; urban
general term; generic name
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
source of funds; resources; finances
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)