Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
action of making something; -ification
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
information board; building directory
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
pre-war days; before the war
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
while alive; during one's lifetime
family; members of a family
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
postwar period; period after Second World War
cultural assets; cultural property
control; management (e.g. of a business)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders