clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
due form; official; formality
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
if it is the case that ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
dealing with; coping with
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
surrounding at a distance
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation