to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
piling up; multiple layers
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to stop walking; to pause
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
victim; injured party; sufferer
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Kinokuniya; Kinokuniya (book store chain)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
just the other day; quite recently
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason