Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to cast; to mint; to coin
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
foreign invasion; foreign attack; foreign force
the people; citizens; the populace
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
reason; logic; method; system; order
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
constellations of the zodiac
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour