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
next year; next fiscal year
to have a meal; to take a meal
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; stillness; quietness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
guardian; protector; patron; parent
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
taste; palate; sense of taste
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
rational; reasonable; logical
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)