by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
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
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
every single word and phrase; word by word
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
starting (construction) work
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
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
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof