royal capital; imperial capital
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
many; much; plenty; hardly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
clothes; clothing; garments
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling