year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
firstborn; first child; eldest child
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
royal capital; imperial capital
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
going around; patrol; round; tour
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
store interior; inside of a shop
plural; multiple; several
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)