Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
few decades; many decades; several decades
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to jump at; to be attracted by
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
suddenly; all of a sudden
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
without leaving any trace
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
modesty; self-control; discretion
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to be muddy; to be slushy
is something that; is that which
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)