certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
plural; multiple; several
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
environment; circumstance
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to speak ill of; to disparage
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be silent; to say nothing
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
choices; alternatives; options
very likely; very probable
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
trivial; not amounting to much
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
instruction in the ways of love
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter