audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
accompanying note or letter; postscript
to help; to save; to rescue
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
independent state; independent nation
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
decapitation; decapitated head
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rest one's chin in one's hands
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
quarrel; dispute; argument
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of