caller; visitor; company; guest
polite; courteous; hospitable
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
so; like this; in this way
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
stairs; stairway; staircase
secret information; intelligence
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
beyond that point; after that
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
welcome!; nice to see you!
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
last night; yesterday evening
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
group; bunch; crowd; group
many; numerous; various; large number of
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
each nation; many nations; many countries
trustee; councillor (councilor)
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
on bad terms; at loggerheads
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking