circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bungalow; one-story house
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
space (room, area, outer space)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
success; prosperity; boom
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
of course; certainly; naturally
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)