to distract a person's attention
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rather; better; instead; if anything
these guys; these fellows
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to have a talk; to tell a story
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
by myself; in person; by oneself
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
comic performance in which a face is drawn on the bare belly and the performer dances to animate it; belly dance performed as a party trick
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...