earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
another place; somewhere else; elsewhere; (arch.) moving (to another place)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
normal practice; proper practice
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
international; diplomatic intercourse
setting sail; departure (from a port)
business world; business circles
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
observation; survey; watching
to tell (a person's) fortune; to divine; to fix; to choose
interruption; suspension; break
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
scene; spectacle; sight; view
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
overseas student; exchange student
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
meeting; facing; confronting
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
decrease; reduction; decline
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
not a little; not a few; considerable