origin; beginning; source; rise
number of articles; quantity
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
older brother; elder brother
derailment; digression; deviation
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
letter; missive; note; mail
letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section; space for correspondence, messages, etc.
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
larger section (of village)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
it's probably so; it stands to reason
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
monthly contract; paying by the month
contract; compact; agreement
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
small administrative unit (of a village)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey (1582 CE)
early (days); initial stage; initial
modernization; modernisation
land readjustment; town planning
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares