several people; a few people
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to step forward; to volunteer
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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
such ... as; or some such
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
honorific affix; honorific prefix
how long; how much; to what extent
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
witnessing; observing; sighting
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
duty; function; office; mission; task