royal capital; imperial capital
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
system of government; government structure
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
calm; composed; leisurely
everywhere; all over; throughout
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
intention; idea; inclination; wish
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
secret story; unknown episode
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision