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町丁ちょうちょうNounFreq #277101
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towns and villages (official urban area classification)

町住まいまちずまいNoun
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urban life; city life

町村制ちょうそんせいNoun
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municipal system

町段畝歩ちょうたんせぶNoun
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units of square measure (for rice fields, forests, etc.)

町人気質ちょうにんかたぎNoun
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townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit

町村派まちむらはNoun
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Machimura Faction (of the LDP)

町石卒塔婆ちょうせきそとばNoun
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stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach

町バル街バルまちバルNoun
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street festival; street fair

町営住宅ちょうえいじゅうたくNoun
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public housing operated by a town; municipal housing

町有ちょうゆう
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Noun or verb acting prenominally

owned by the town; municipal

町人ちょうにんまちにんNounFreq #19745
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Historical term

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

町役人まちやくにんちょうやくにんNounFreq #104800
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Historical term

Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official

町奴まちやっこNounFreq #134234
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Historical term

machi-yakko; vigilantes who wore flamboyant clothing and formed gangs to fight against hatamoto-yakko (Edo period)

町触れ町触まちふれNounFreq #193761
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Historical term

town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials

町絵図まちえずNoun
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Historical term

town map (Edo period); map of neighborhoods

町組まちぐみちょうぐみNoun
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Historical term

machigumi; self-governing organization for towns and cities (Muromachi to Meiji periods)

町娘まちむすめNounFreq #33243
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Dated term

town girl; girl raised in a town

町駕籠町駕篭まちかごNounArchaic
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palanquin

町衆まちしゅうNounArchaic
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important local businessmen (in the Muromachi period); local leaders

町火消しまちびけしNounArchaic
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local fire brigade

下町したまちNounFreq #17053
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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)

Examples
彼女は下町で生まれ育った。
She was born and brought up on the backstreets.
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Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

城下町じょうかまちNounFreq #17331
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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

Examples
彼は農夫に身をやつして城下町に潜入した。
Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.
港町みなとまちNounFreq #18109
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port city; harbor city; harbour city

Examples
横浜は美しい港町です。
Yokohama is a beautiful port town.
夜の街夜の町よるのまちNounExpressionFreq #18950
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city at night; town at night; streets at night

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nightlife district; drinking district

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