(national) capital (city); metropolis
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium