circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
company; corporation; workplace
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to die out; to become extinct
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
and yet; though; when; in spite of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be surprised; to be astonished
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)