royal capital; imperial capital
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
stairs; stairway; staircase
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
arrangement of stones in a garden
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
joint; seam; joining point
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
even if not; even without
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
destination (one is heading towards); goal
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
material; materials; data; information; documents
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
ancient times; prehistoric times
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow