circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
craving; longing; thirsting
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing