to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
confidence; trust; faith; credit
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
east, west, south and north
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
travelling alone; solitary journey
anything and everything; just about everything
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
the last moment; the very end
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
about this time; about now
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
distant place; faraway location; far away