Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
emperor (of Japan); mikado
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 endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
atrocity; (arch.) treason
prime minister (in ancient China)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
wherein; therein; thereinto
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis