centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
by means of; due to; because of; according to
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
joint; seam; joining point
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to ascend; to go up; to climb
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen