circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
suffix for familiar person
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
being about to cry; the verge of tears
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
since; henceforth; ever since
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
in one's own way or style
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
close; intimate; on good terms
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
I see; that's right; indeed
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
just because; even if; even though
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.