comparatively; relatively
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
a few years ago; some years back
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
another thing; exception; special case
February; second month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
hot spring district (within a town)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
burned down; entirely destroyed
use; utilization; utilisation; application
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73