circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
breath; breathing; tone; mood
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but