Vocabulary

colorization; colourization; adding colour (to)

ward road; special ward road

negotiation

Diet member's badge

no-down-payment loan; zero-down loan

wood-burning stove; wood stove

galvanized sheet iron

large-diameter tree (70 cm or larger); stout tree

compressive force; compression force

obligation for a building site to have access to a public road wider than 4 meters

road that is narrower than 4 meters but still counts as a valid connecting road for determining if construction is allowed on a plot adjacent to the road

road that is narrower than 4 meters but still counts as a valid connecting road for determining if construction is allowed on a plot adjacent to the road

heat-insulating properties; (thermal) insulation

landowner; landholder

housing land development construction regulated area; zoning area where residential land development is restricted in order to prevent land- and mudslides and requires approval from the prefectural governor

obligation to make a sincere effort (to follow a set of rules, etc.)

residential land development

back road (narrower than 4 meters); narrow backstreet

prefectural governor

field office (of a construction company)

architectural firm; architectural company

illegal construction; illegally built house

existing nonconforming building; building that no longer conforms to current laws or regulations (because of changes in said laws or regulations)

application for building confirmation

ordinary national road; non-expressway national road

City Planning Act

development permit

Land Readjustment Act

Specific Administrative Agency; municipality or public body which has an appointed building officer and is responsible for issuing building certifications

building officer (responsible for issuing building certifications, etc.)

security value; surety value

life coach

gratitude; gratefulness; thanking; thanksgiving

non-rebuildable property; property on which new buildings cannot legally be erected because it lacks access to a road that is at least 4 meters wide

masculine noun

moving house; moving (somewhere new)

up-to-dateness; currentness; currency

Nankai Trough

Diet members' monthly allowance for postage, communication, transport and accommodation

handful of cash