captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
indiscriminate terror; indiscriminate terrorism
murder; homicide; manslaughter
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
right in the center (centre)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
greeting; a fine thing to say
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
very likely; very probable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique