the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
expression; presentation; representation; notation
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be erected; to be built
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to bury; to embed; to implant
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
creation; generation; formation; derivation