it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
strong nation; powerful country
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
of course; certainly; naturally
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)