above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
god king; god-king; guardian deity
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
husband and wife; married couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
time; hour; period; class
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
two persons; two people; pair; couple
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to do together; to share; to participate in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial