arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
refinement; narrowing-down
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
in the city; within the city
weave; weaving; woven item
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
necessary documents; required documents
signature; autograph; signing one's name
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to backfire; to have a harmful result
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
offensive camp; team at bat
system; institution; organization; organisation
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
concession; conciliation; compromise
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive