surroundings; environs; circumference
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be found; to be discovered
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too (much); overly; excessively
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
attendance (at school); going to school
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
classmate; friend in the same class
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
living room (Western style); sitting room
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to discuss; to talk together
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
silence (not speaking); muteness
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically