this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
royal capital; imperial capital
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
scenery; scene; landscape
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
existence; being; presence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
scene; view; prospect; outlook
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
radiant smile; contented smile
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker