but; however; provided that
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
way (of doing); manner; method; means
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
gossip; corner of the mouth
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to laugh away; to laugh off
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
food and alcohol offering to the gods
should time and circumstances permit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
had better ...; had better not ...