royal capital; imperial capital
largest company; industry leader
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
position; location; base; point; site
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
while; during; while; although; all; both
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
by myself; in person; by oneself
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin