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
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
adds force or indicates command
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
tail (animal); tail end; tip
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
the two houses of legislature
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
with a friendly grin; smilingly
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to be infected; to be contagious
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
upward glance; upturned eyes