city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion in Kyoto)
spot; point; place; position
whichever one chooses; either way
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
magic; sorcery; incantation
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
headquarters; head office; main office
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
general manager; director-general
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
government office; agency; board
Imperial Household Agency
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
conference room; council room
government office; public office
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly