truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
to ask; to enquire; to query
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to surround; to crowd around
large number (of); many; majority
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
those (near the second person)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river