to talk; to chat; to chatter
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to surround; to crowd around
because of; owing to; due to
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
forcibly; against one's will
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
here and there; in places
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one thin flat object; one sheet
one of these days; someday; one day
development (of film); photographic processing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
old friend; familiar face
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)