trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
greeting; a fine thing to say
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
very interesting; of great interest
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
determination; resolution
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
handrail; railing; banister
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scenery; scene; landscape
scale; scope; plan; structure
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
regulation cap; school cap