distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
educational institution; school; academy; campus
after school (at the end of the day)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
doing whatever one pleases
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
club activities; extracurricular activities
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
board games, card games etc. (played without a computer)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
schoolgirl; female student
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
school building; schoolhouse
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
great difference; big difference; wide margin
single colour (color); monochrome
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that