(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
exactly as stated; verbatim
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
central part; heart (of a city)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
royal castle; imperial castle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
royal capital; imperial capital
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
in that way; thus; so; so?
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion