geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to show through
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
twice; again; second time
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
persistence; single-mindedness
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
third day of the month; three days
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to keep (a person) waiting
to spend time (on doing something)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
having said that; on the other hand
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
each nation; many nations; many countries
(religious) faith; belief; creed