to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
ladder form of "high" kanji
center; centre; metropolis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
those (near the second person)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; like that; that sort of; very
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to live; to reside; to inhabit
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in comparison to; rather than
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
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
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp