tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to play a leading role; to play a central part
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
east, west, south and north
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
family; relatives; dependents; household
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.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL