long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
district; section; sector
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
intersection on a go board
(navigable) canal; waterway
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
modernization; modernisation
Tokyo Imperial University
professor; teaching; instruction
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
parts; accessories; components
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex