to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to quicken one's pace (steps)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to be lacking in options; to be too few
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
white stone; white (go pieces)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to make an appeal; to urge
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet