while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
essence; true nature; substance; reality
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
intelligence gathering; information gathering
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
nothing but; none other than
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to take up one's residence
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to succeed; to bear fruit
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
to project; to stick out; to stand out
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
in unison; as one; united
signature-collecting campaign
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
packing; crating; packaging
cracks or fissures in the ground
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed