rule; reign; government; governing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
unification; centralization; centralisation
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
vast; limitless; boundless
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reason; logic; method; system; order
attractiveness; charm; amiability
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
minute adjustment; fine tuning
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil