circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
surroundings; environs; circumference
adds force or indicates command
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to