royal capital; imperial capital
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
not caring; not giving a damn
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
white fish; fish with white flesh
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
seasoning; flavour; flavor
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping