country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be found; to be discovered
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be worried; to be troubled
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
even if not; even without
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
while; during; while; although; all; both
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fireworks display; display of fireworks
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
else; in addition; besides
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district