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
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
third day of the month; three days
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
line; queue; procession; matrix
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
every place; various places
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to entrust; to leave to a person
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion