embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
way (of doing); manner; method; means
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
true character; real nature
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
witnessing; observing; sighting
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
presence; sitting with; being with
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes