whole nation; whole land; whole country
distant place; faraway location; far away
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
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
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
intelligence gathering; information gathering
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
ready reply; quick answer
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
attractive body; nice-looking body
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to blame; to find fault with
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to shake one's head (in denial)
karōshi; death from overwork
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to let out a cry; to shout
again; once again; yet again
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
working for a company; being employed by a company
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe