by means of; due to; because of; according to
must not; should not; do not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
frequent; densely packed; thick
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
torii; Shinto shrine archway
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
depravity; corruption; degradation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
good; goodness; right; virtue
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done