circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
perfect; complete; flawless
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
by myself; in person; by oneself
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
together; at the same time; same; identical
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicate reason; infers some protest
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
considerably; fairly; quite
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows