that's the way it is; such is life
in name only; titular; nominal
for example; for instance; e.g.
royal capital; imperial capital
celebration; auspicious occasion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
personal criticism; character sketch
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous