Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
river; stream; River; the ... river
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
generation; lifetime; age
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
powerful family; powerful clan
family; relatives; dependents; household
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
to face on; to look out on to
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)