circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
beautification; glorification
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
sentimental; sentimentality
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in one's own way or style
principle of laissez-faire
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
family-oriented; familial
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to lean against; to set against
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
tool; implement; means; furniture
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to hand over; to surrender
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
threatening letter; intimidating letter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly