circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bento; Japanese box lunch
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(your) daughter; young woman
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
government office; public office
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
electricity; (electric) light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
absorption; suction; attraction
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
new student; freshman; first-year student
something like ...; something called ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)