imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
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
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
bed bug (Cimex lectularius); bedbug
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
leaving for the capital; leaving the capital
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
imperial palace; capital; metropolis; Keijō (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation)
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
capital; national capital
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
territories in the vicinity of Kyoto; territories in the vicinity of the imperial palace
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
staying in Tokyo (the capital)
fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
Chinese rice; foreign rice
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
leaving the capital; leaving Tokyo
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
Kyoto man; man from Kyoto
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking's foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927); Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
departure from the capital
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes)
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
the two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
Convention of Peking (1860)
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
Gyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
Kyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga
even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them; (lit.) (even) Kyoto is rustic in places
fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
government of Tokyo Metropolis
Kyoto-Otsu; Kyoto and Otsu; (arch.) Kyoto-Settsu; (arch.) Kyoto and Settsu
financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
style that is fashionable in the capital
Nanking porcelain; chinaware
Kinh (people); Vietnamese (people)
Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryo system); high steward
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
Keihan-style accent; Kyoto-Osaka accent
public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
Beijing dialect of Standard Chinese (as spoken during the Qing dynasty)
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
Kyoto merchant; well-informed and loose-lipped Kyotoite
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
Sorbus gracilis (species of mountain ash)
shrimp-shaped taro variety