to gather in a circle; to form a circle
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
four corners; four ordinal directions
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
busy; having no (free) time
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to order; to command; to appoint
in a day; in a brief space of time
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
being exposed to radiation; radiation exposure
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
direct connection; direct link