gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
equality; impartiality; evenness
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
petty underling; small fry
yeah; you're right; that's right
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
to hold a small dinner party
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
cake or snack served with tea
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
curious; strange; unusual
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)