Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
contest; comparison; competition
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
this world; this life; world of the living
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
almost; roughly; approximately
megacity; city with over a million people
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
middle period; medium-term
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
woman; female; feminine gender
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
(licensed) red light district
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet