vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
giving; provision; furnishing
proving ground; test site
northwestern part; the northwest
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
reigning; controlling; dictating
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
democratic state; (a) democracy
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
disorder; disturbance; unrest
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
inland districts; inland areas
mountain stream; mountain torrent
in one's own way or style
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
middle of the night; dead of night
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
interference; intervention; meddling
political situation; political affairs
to continue (going along some trend)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
enterprise; business; company; corporation
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
regional economy; local economy
turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification