to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
astronomical observation; shooting the sun
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
of no interest; not interested
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
greater than ...; bigger ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
general idea; concept; notion
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
now that you say that; now that you mention it
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist