circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
chilly; unpleasantly cold
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
Niigata (city, prefecture)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
residence; abode; dwelling
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
age range; age-group; age bracket
something or other; somehow
one end; an end; part; fragment