one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
as is usual with; in common with
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
(period of) a year; during an era
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to play a leading role; to play a central part
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
extremely dangerous; full of peril
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to have confidence in one's own abilities
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
body; group; party; company; troupe
hard (life); tough (world)
one end; an end; part; fragment
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper