imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
everything; anything; nothing
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
substantial matter; significant item
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
older brother; elder brother
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving