natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
being too late; losing one's final chance
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny