surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
nesting hole; burrow; den
being somewhat excited (agitated)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to ask for too much; to expect too much
standard; set; routine; decided
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
commerce; trade; business
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
self-centered; stuck on oneself
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
trade; buying and selling
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
a few years ago; some years back
previous engagement; prior contract
closely-guarded secret; top secret
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
presence; sitting with; being with
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
one day; (on) a certain day