as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
people; men and women; each person; everybody
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
attendance; presence; appearance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
don't you think?; indicates question
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
study; research; investigation
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage