mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
infrastructure development
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
natural calamity; disaster
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
area of holiday homes; area of villas
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
under development; in development
sudden price jump; steep price rise
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
great war; great battle; world war
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to put to trial; to argue in court
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
property; fortune; means; assets
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
establishment (of a business); founding
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to threaten; to make threats
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
intimidation; threat; bluster
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute