circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
though; notwithstanding; although
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
endurance; perseverance; patience
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
name; given name; first name
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
in that way; thus; so; so?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
perfect; complete; flawless