royal capital; imperial capital
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
national border; provincial border
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
inland districts; inland areas
place; situation; position; location
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
town; city; municipal; urban
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
people; men and women; each person; everybody
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
approximate age; age range
don't you think?; indicates question