neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
notice; attention; observation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
design; idea; conception; plan
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to pretend; to act (as if)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
stingy; cheap; very frugal