composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in that way; thus; so; so?
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
along the way; along the road
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
war; battle; match; game; competition
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne