circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
little by little; bit by bit
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
favourite motto; pet saying
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
why; how; for what reason
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
changing clothes; change of clothes
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise