to hang one's head; to droop one's head
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
fully prepared; all ready
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to read the situation; to sense the mood
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
one revolution; one rotation
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
everyday life; daily life
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
passing through without stopping; passing by
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news