Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
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
versification; tanka poetry
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
gesture; sign; hand signal
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
in-law; relative by marriage
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
elegance; taste; refinement
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
forgetting; lapse of memory
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain