to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
interior; inside; internal
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
year in, year out; always; 24-7
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to say; to tell; to state; to do
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
information; experience; knowledge; observation
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement