town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
amount of money; sum of money
to collect; to assemble; to gather
comparatively; quite; rather
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to finger; to tamper (with)
originally; by nature; from the start
inn town; post town; post-station town
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
urbanization; urbanisation
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
development; exploitation
first generation; founder
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me