as a child; when one was a child
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
several hundred; hundreds (of)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
town; city; municipal; urban
scale; scope; plan; structure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
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
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to become settled; to be fixed
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
that's the way it is; such is life
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
as much as one can; as much as possible
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
such; like that; that sort of
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle