capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
defense; defence; protection
fortress; stronghold; citadel
origin; beginning; source; rise
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
future years; in (one's) later years
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to anticipate; to foresee
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
plural; multiple; several
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
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
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
going around; patrol; round; tour
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should