to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
manner of using one's hands
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
participant; entrant; player; competitor
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
speech; expression; wording; language
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ronin; masterless samurai
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to be perturbed; to be agitated
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
memory; ability to remember
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
talk; recital; narration; topic
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up