circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
testimony; (verbal) evidence
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to be prolonged; to drag on
to increase; to add to; to augment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
long ago; already; a long time ago
preface; introduction; preamble
difficult to ...; hard to ...
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
pride; boast; credit (to)
office hours; business hours; working hours
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to ask a question; to ask questions
outside of; not covered by