circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
image; figure; figure; form; image
considerably; greatly; a lot
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
instead; but (on the other hand)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to recall; to remember; to recollect
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be needed; to be wanted
living thing; living creature; animal; life
coastal waters; adjacent seas