ancient city; former capital
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
veni, vidi, vici; I came; I saw; I conquered
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
all; entire; whole; altogether
in one's own way or style
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
surely (not); certainly (not)
elder sister; effeminate man
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded