as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a few years ago; some years back
of all things (days, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
world; society; people; the public
noisy; confused; uproarious
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
after that; afterwards; thereafter