circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
visual confirmation; sighting
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
automatic; intransitive verb
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
observation; survey; watching
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
steel; sword steel; sword
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
detour; circumvention; turning movement
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
putting into operation; invocation
several times (as large, over)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to fire into; to shoot into
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen