imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
development; exploitation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
inner citadel; core; center; centre
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
little finger; pinky; little toe
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
white; correction fluid; white-out
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to lose sight of; to miss
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
busy; having no (free) time
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
by all means; by all costs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel