surroundings; circumference
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
agricultural community; farm village; rural
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
each house; every house; many houses
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
intersection on a go board
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
farming implement; farm tools
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
snake; serpent; large snake
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)