ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
conference room; council room
selection; choice; picking out
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
although I say; although one might say; although called
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become calm; to die down
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself