surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
each house; every house; many houses
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
river; stream; River; the ... river
silver ring; bicycle wheel; bicycle
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to look around; to survey
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
speech; expression; wording; language
to speak; to hear a voice
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me