circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be conspicuous; to stand out
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)