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
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
street at night; making a night journey
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
that is to say; so that means
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
secret; private; surreptitious
to ascend (the throne); to accede
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be busy at work; to work diligently
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
price; cost; value; worth; value
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)