(on) one's own; (by) oneself
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
about; concerning; related to; -ish
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
truancy; school non-attendance
accurate; correct; precise; exact
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
somehow; for some reason or other
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
at least; at most; (even) just
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
person concerned; interested party; related party
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie