town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
contemplation; meditation
receiving; acceptance; reception
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
(apportioning) in small amounts
to shake; to waver; to tremble
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(navigable) canal; waterway
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
manner of using one's hands
inner circumference; internal circumference
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
layered structure; layered system; stratification; hierarchical structure
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)