neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
action of making something; -ification
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to affect; to impact; to influence
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to slide into; to slip into
apparently; appears to be
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
spiral (railway); spiral loop; curved railway line used to ascend steep hills
switchback (railway); zig zag
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
anger; being angry; being mad
to that degree; to that extent; that much
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to intend; to be sure that
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour