circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
coincident with; while; simultaneously
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to lay aside; to set aside
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
modern disease; disease of our time
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
sender; consignor; remitter
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
instant; moment; for an instant
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
sense of duty (obligation)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect