ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
home area; home town; local
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
destination (one is heading towards); goal
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
offender; criminal; culprit
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)