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
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to have a meal; to take a meal
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to be to the point; to be pertinent
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
increase in production; production increase
raw materials; ingredients
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
soldier; combatant; warrior
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
working; in operation; running; active
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
transparency; degree of clearness
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
processing plant; treatment plant
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
mineral matter; metallic property