How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
in this manner; in this way; like this
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
going through; going via; going by way of
reaching; attaining; arrival
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
material (data) for one's research; research material
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
during imprisonment; while in jail
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
first match (in a series)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
clanging; empty; deserted