to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
hard to reach place; remote place
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
finish; completion; the end
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
incident; affair; happening; event
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
difference; discrepancy; variation
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")