(national) capital (city); metropolis
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
since; henceforth; ever since
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
silence (not speaking); muteness
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
very interesting; of great interest
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
don't you think?; indicates question
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
rather than; more ... than ...
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
as you see; as you can see
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)