ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
construction; establishment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
government office; government agency; authorities
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mass communication; mass media
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
jewel; precious stone; gem
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
if it is the case that ...
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing