royal capital; imperial capital
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
periodic; regular; routine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
relatively; comparatively
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
town; city; municipal; urban