circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
article; news story; report; account
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
this (very thing); this precisely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
during; for the duration of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
only; merely; but; no more than
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with