excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
un-; non-; negative prefix
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
early on; earlier on; from early
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
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)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
imperial court; royal court
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?