imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
leaving for the capital; leaving the capital
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
staying in Tokyo (the capital)
Kyoto man; man from Kyoto
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
leaving the capital; leaving Tokyo
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
departure from the capital
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)
Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
the two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)
government of Tokyo Metropolis
even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them; (lit.) (even) Kyoto is rustic in places
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryo system); high steward
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period
style that is fashionable in the capital
Kyoto merchant; well-informed and loose-lipped Kyotoite