yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
superb view; picturesque scenery
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
scene; view; prospect; outlook
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
price; cost; value; worth; value
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
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
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
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
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to bring; to take; to bring about
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still