surroundings; environs; circumference
to indicate; to show; to point to
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
perfect; complete; flawless
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
junior high school student; middle school pupil
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
back street; back alley; off-street
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
binoculars; field glasses
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding