tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
preparatory phase; preparatory period
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to detain; to check; to restrain
naked eye; the physical eye
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
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
to be damaged; to receive damage
picking; collecting; harvesting
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
terrain; geographical features; topography
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
data collection; data acquisition
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
messenger; envoy; emissary
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
one's whole life; one's lifetime
extremely dangerous; full of peril
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
standard-sized automobile; full-sized car; ordinary vehicle