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
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
time; hour; period; class
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
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.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
while; even though; despite