fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
at a young age; while still young
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
reward money; reward; honorarium
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
support; backing; aid; assistance
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
(national) capital (city); metropolis
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to hang (something) on the wall