circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to face on; to look out on to
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
just a minute; small quantity
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
three; three years of age
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
former years; formerly; a few years ago
discovery; detection; finding
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
engraver; carver; sculptor
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
ago; since; before; previous
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend