circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
don't you think?; indicates question
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
travelling alone; solitary journey
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
memories; recollections; reminiscence
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...