study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to perceive; to understand
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
knowing; (an) acquaintance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start