Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
area; region; district; locality
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
important point; strategic position; key point
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
local collection (of a library); local materials; local artefacts
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point