old capital; former capital
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
in succession; one by one
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
practice; practising; training; study
after school (at the end of the day)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it is not (like that) either
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
having said that; on the other hand
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly