surroundings; environs; circumference
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to be helpful; to be useful
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
evening; night; nighttime
just a minute; small quantity