place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
that is to say; so that means
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
national traits or character; nationality
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)