stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
legendary; fabled; fabulous
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
river; stream; River; the ... river
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
fresco; mural; wall painting
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
stabbing to death; putting out
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
change in appearance; transformation
meditation; contemplation
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
settlement; solution; resolution
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to mind; to care; to worry
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually