circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to head home; to leave for home
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
central part; heart (of a city)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to face; to go towards; to head towards
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
period of time; time slot; time zone
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
middle of the night; dead of night
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
close; intimate; on good terms
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to set (sun); to become dark
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade