meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
right in the middle (of); midst; height
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
school festival; campus festival
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
those (near the second person)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
colonnade; row of columns
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
chief vassal; senior statesman
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
tradition; legend; folklore
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
gem; jewel; precious stone
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)