circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
scenery; scene; landscape
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to rock; to shake; to swing
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to distract a person's attention
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
society for the study of manga; manga club
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
threat; intimidation; menace
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
debut match; debut fight; debut race
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)