artificial island; man-made island
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
legal; lawful; legitimate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
many; numerous; various; large number of
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
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
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to feel depressed; to be down
scene; spectacle; sight; view
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first