circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to look forward to something
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
duty; obligation; responsibility
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to increase; to add to; to augment
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
some people; a few people; several people
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
society; the world; the times
to be worried; to be troubled
in one's own way or style
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
alone; by oneself; on one's own