formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
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)
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
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
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
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
reading partway; leaving half-read
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to lay aside; to set aside
to temper thoroughly; to train well
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
armed might; military power; the sword; force
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
worst; worst-case (scenario)
border (between countries); national border