circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
at least; at most; (even) just
horseplay; fooling around
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
family; members of a family
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
evening; night; nighttime
greeting; a fine thing to say
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
like a decent person; human
it's been a long time; long time no see
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
reality; actuality; hard fact