circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
branch office; branch store
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
creative cookery; creative cuisine
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
since then; from that time; ever since
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
very much; very many; more and more
each time it happens; at all such times
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
opposite side; opposition
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage