circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
beginning; outset; first; onset
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
use; utilization; utilisation; application
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
expression; look; countenance; face
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
tail (animal); tail end; tip
exaltation; emotional uplift
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
feeling of affinity; friendship
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to understand from experience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with