circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to say; to be called; to do
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
peace preservation; security; safety
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
association; society; organization; organisation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)