head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to come face to face (with)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
parting ways after a quarrel
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal