circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
even though; despite; when
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
marriage proposal; marriage talks
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
due form; official; formality
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
cooperation; collaboration
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; by what means
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
while; during; while; although; all; both
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed