circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to surround; to crowd around
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
phantom; vision; illusion
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
another; different; something else
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to sink (into); to get depressed
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst