alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
no, not like that (but like this)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
clearing one's throat; cough
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
particularly; only; in the case of
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
like this; this sort; this way
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)