royal capital; imperial 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
disturbance; riot; mayhem
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
southern part; the south (of a region)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
two persons; two people; pair; couple
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
order of chivalry; chivalric order
transfer; transport; removal
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
every person; each one; everybody
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for