young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
person who has rendered distinguished service
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
to prevent; to take precautions
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
intelligence or information network
to explain adequately; to be accountable
ingenuity; resourcefulness
event; phenomenon; matter
grasp; catch; understanding
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
number of persons; personnel
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
smoothly; easily; readily
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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 claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
item; something that one "just has to have"
hereabouts; around there; that area
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
defense; defence; protection
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
unfortunately; sorry, but ...