circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in that manner; like that
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
so; like this; in this way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
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)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to face; to go towards; to head towards
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour