puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
equality; impartiality; evenness
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
names and natures do often agree
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be forward; to be impertinent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
although I say; although one might say; although called
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
suffix for familiar person
if so; in that case; in that situation
simply; merely; only; solely
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
in that manner; like that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion