surroundings; environs; circumference
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
leader; authority; mainstay
to gather; to collect; to assemble
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
production (e.g. play); direction
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
burlesque; low comedy; farce
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
body; physique; build; stature
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)