young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
ridge between rice fields; causeway
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
while; during; while; although; all; both
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
number one; first; best; most; game; round
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
for example; for instance; e.g.