circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
ritual; religious service; festival
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
tall figure; high stature
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
bathing (swimming) in cold water
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to step forward; to take a step forward
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)