turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
preface; introduction; preamble
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(right at the) side; just beside
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
that's the way it is; such is life
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)