royal capital; imperial capital
near oneself; close to one; familiar
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
regret; repentance; remorse
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the last moment; the very end
direct descent; direct line
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to serve; to work for; to attend
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)