circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
absence; disregard; indifference
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
the front; honest; upright; decent
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to lose sight of; to miss
to need; to demand; to take; to require
several people; a few people
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker