nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
being very popular; being in great demand
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
now that; since; so long as; because
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to run around; to bustle about
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
fixed date; appointed day
to leave as is; to ignore
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)