to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
comparatively; relatively
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
manners and customs; folkways; usage
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
settlement; permanent residency
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
under control (e.g. of territory)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
town; city; municipal; urban
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
group; bunch; crowd; group
cooperation; coordination; link
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(religious) faith; belief; creed