plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to rebuild; to reconstruct
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
nightlife; night amusements
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
caller; visitor; company; guest
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
corridor; hallway; passageway
head; lead; vanguard; first
decoration; ornament; trimmings
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style