tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
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
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
business trip; official trip
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
war funds; war expenditures
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
nothing but; none other than
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
separate matter; different meaning; special reason; special circumstances
one's whole life; one's lifetime
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worry; care; consideration
going into battle; departure for the front
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)