to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
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
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
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)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
adds force or indicates command
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)