to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
suspicious-looking; fishy
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
timewise; temporal; chronal
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
same village; same town; same province
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
position; location; base; point; site
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
this is why; this means; it is the case that
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice