circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to repeat; to do something over again
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
practice; practising; experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
moment; brief space of time
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
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)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
advanced level; high grade; senior