circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
quiet; still; surreptitious
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
casting; cast-metal object
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
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
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
shore; bank (of a body of water)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
personality; style; appearance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly