leading; guiding; commanding
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
right of succession; right to the throne
writing on someone's behalf
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
superb view; picturesque scenery
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
detour; diversion; alternative route
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
wooden building; wooden architecture
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism