to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
yen (currency of Japan); circle
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
scenery; scene; landscape
so; therefore; and; (and) then
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
of course; certainly; naturally
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
single word; a few words; brief comment
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to look down on; to make light of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may