central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
town; city; municipal; urban
... and northward; in and to the north of ...
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
rich person; wealthy person
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
(large) house; residence; mansion
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
full dress; formal dress; uniform
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo